WordPress plugin comparison

Display Active Plugins First vs Remove admin menus by role

Display Active Plugins First

by Sergey Biryukov

40+ installs5.0

Remove admin menus by role

by manu225

8K+ installs4.4

At a glance

Remove admin menus by role has more active installs: 8K+, against 40+ for Display Active Plugins First.
On a typical day, Remove admin menus by role is downloaded about 29 times, Display Active Plugins First about 3.
Display Active Plugins First is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.4 from 14 reviews.
Remove admin menus by role was updated more recently: Aug 15, 2026, against Jul 23, 2020 for Display Active Plugins First.
Remove admin menus by role is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.5.24 for Display Active Plugins First.
Remove admin menus by role has been around longer: since 2016, against 2018 for Display Active Plugins First.

Remove admin menus by role leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Display Active Plugins First	Remove admin menus by role
Popular rank	#22,803	#2,421
Active installs	40+	8K+
Downloads, last 30 days	59	877
Rating	5.0(2)	4.4(14)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.5.24	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.80
Last release	6 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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