WordPress plugin comparison
Admin Menu Editor vs WP Custom Admin Interface
Admin Menu Editor
by Janis Elsts
300K+ installs4.6
WP Custom Admin Interface
by Northern Beaches Websites
30K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Admin Menu Editor has more active installs: 300K+, against 30K+ for WP Custom Admin Interface.
- On a typical day, Admin Menu Editor is downloaded about 2,019 times, WP Custom Admin Interface about 91.
- WP Custom Admin Interface is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 160 reviews, against 4.6 from 312 reviews.
- Admin Menu Editor was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Feb 10, 2026 for WP Custom Admin Interface.
- WP Custom Admin Interface resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Admin Menu Editor.
- Admin Menu Editor is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for WP Custom Admin Interface.
- Admin Menu Editor has been around longer: since 2009, against 2017 for WP Custom Admin Interface.
Line by line
Admin Menu Editor leads on 6 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric | Admin Menu Editor | WP Custom Admin Interface |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #157 | #1,079 |
| Active installs | 300K+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 54.1K | 2.5K |
| Rating | 4.6(312) | 4.7(160) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.30 | ×0.84 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 9 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
- Admin Menu Editor vs Conditional Menus
- Admin Menu Editor vs User Role Editor
- Admin Menu Editor vs Max Mega Menu
- Admin Menu Editor vs Duplicate Menu
- WP Custom Admin Interface vs Admin Menu Tree Page View
- WP Custom Admin Interface vs Remove admin menus by role
- WP Custom Admin Interface vs Advanced Custom Fields
- WP Custom Admin Interface vs Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free