WordPress plugin comparison
Admin Menu Editor vs WP Menu Icons
At a glance
- Admin Menu Editor has more active installs: 300K+, against 20K+ for WP Menu Icons.
- On a typical day, Admin Menu Editor is downloaded about 2,019 times, WP Menu Icons about 141.
- WP Menu Icons is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 139 reviews, against 4.6 from 312 reviews.
- WP Menu Icons was updated more recently: Oct 5, 2026, against Aug 19, 2026 for Admin Menu Editor.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Admin Menu Editor has been around longer: since 2009, against 2018 for WP Menu Icons.
Line by line
Admin Menu Editor leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Admin Menu Editor |  WP Menu Icons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #157 | #1,327 |
| Active installs | 300K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 53.3K | 4.7K |
| Rating | 4.6(312) | 4.9(139) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.30 | ×0.94 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
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
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