WordPress plugin comparison
Admin Menu Editor vs Dashboard Cleaner
At a glance
- Admin Menu Editor has more active installs: 300K+, against 400+ for Dashboard Cleaner.
- On a typical day, Admin Menu Editor is downloaded about 2,019 times, Dashboard Cleaner about 7.
- Dashboard Cleaner is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.6 from 312 reviews.
- Admin Menu Editor was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Aug 16, 2026 for Dashboard Cleaner.
- Dashboard Cleaner resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Admin Menu Editor.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Admin Menu Editor has been around longer: since 2009, against 2017 for Dashboard Cleaner.
Line by line
Admin Menu Editor leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Admin Menu Editor |  Dashboard Cleaner |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #157 | #9,322 |
| Active installs | 300K+ | 400+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 53.3K | 161 |
| Rating | 4.6(312) | 5.0(5) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.30 | ×0.62 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.3 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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