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Hide Menu Items by Role — WordPress User Profile Plugin

by Mahfuzur Rahman · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.0.0 Tested up to WP 7.0.0 PHP 7.0+

Hide Menu Items by Role has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 2,392 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on May 26, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.0.

Hide Menu Items by Role at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
2,392
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Hide Menu Items by Role well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.0, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Hide menu items from specific user roles (original functionality)
  • Show menu items only to specific user roles (new “show” mode)
  • Control visibility based on login status (Everyone, Logged-in only, Logged-out only)

Hide Menu Items by Role reviews and ratings

1 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

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  • Clean & Effective Role-Based Menu Control

    Exactly what I needed! This plugin makes it incredibly easy to show or hide menu items based on user roles, no coding required. The setup is straightforward, and it works flawlessly right out of the box. Perfect for managing different access levels in membership sites or multi-role dashboards. Highly recommend it to anyone who needs clean, granular control over their navigation menu without bloating their site with unnecessary custom code.

    Developerlook

Details

An enhanced WordPress plugin to hide or show menu items based on user roles and login status.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Hide Menu Items by Role competes in

Tags

  • hide menu items
  • menu
  • navigation
  • roles
  • user roles

More from Mahfuzur Rahman

Version
2.0.0
Last updated
May 26, 2026
First published
Mar 17, 2023
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
7.0.0
Requires PHP
7.0
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Hide Menu Items by Role FAQ

What does Hide Menu Items by Role do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Hide Menu Items by Role offers Hide menu items from specific user roles (original functionality), Show menu items only to specific user roles (new “show” mode) and Control visibility based on login status (Everyone, Logged-in only, Logged-out only).

How many active installs does Hide Menu Items by Role have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Hide Menu Items by Role as of September 7, 2026.

Is Hide Menu Items by Role still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on May 26, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.0.

Is Hide Menu Items by Role free?

Hide Menu Items by Role is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.