WordPress plugin comparison

Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar vs Admin Menu Editor

Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar

by sumitbansal054

10+ installs5.0

Admin Menu Editor

by Janis Elsts

300K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Admin Menu Editor has more active installs: 300K+, against 10+ for Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar.
On a typical day, Admin Menu Editor is downloaded about 1,909 times, Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar about 2.
Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 312 reviews.
Admin Menu Editor was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Feb 29, 2020 for Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar.
Admin Menu Editor is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.3.27 for Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar.
Admin Menu Editor has been around longer: since 2009, against 2012 for Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar.

Admin Menu Editor leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Add Custom Link to WordPress Admin Bar	Admin Menu Editor
Popular rank	#37,214	#157
Active installs	10+	300K+
Downloads, last 30 days	32	55.1K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.6(312)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	5.3.27	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.30
Last release	6 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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