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ID Admin Menu Customizer

Reorder admin menu items with drag and drop, add dividers, and hide menu items. Perfect for streamlining the WordPress admin experience.

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Description

Take full control of your WordPress admin sidebar with ID Admin Menu Customizer. Whether you’re building sites for clients, managing a team, or simply want a cleaner workspace, this plugin gives you the power to reorganize, hide, and divide admin menu items — all without writing a single line of code.

The WordPress admin menu can quickly become cluttered as you add plugins and features. Menu items pile up in a default order that rarely matches your workflow. ID Admin Menu Customizer solves this by giving you an intuitive drag-and-drop interface to arrange everything exactly the way you want.

Built for Agencies and Freelancers

If you build WordPress sites for clients, you know the admin area can be overwhelming for non-technical users. With Admin Menu Customizer, you can hide developer-focused menu items before handing off a project, leaving clients with a clean, focused dashboard that only shows what they need. No more confused support emails asking “what does this menu item do?”

How It Works

Click the “Edit Menu” button in the admin sidebar to enter edit mode. From there, drag menu items to reorder them, click the eye icon to hide items, or add custom dividers to visually group related sections. When you’re done, hit save — your customized layout applies instantly for all administrators on the site.

New plugins that add menu items? They automatically appear at the bottom of your customized menu, so your carefully arranged layout stays intact. No surprises, no broken ordering.

Lightweight and Conflict-Free

Admin Menu Customizer uses only WordPress core dependencies like jQuery UI Sortable — no bloated frameworks, no third-party libraries. It stores a single compact option in the database and hooks cleanly into the native menu system. It works alongside any theme or plugin without conflicts.

Key Features

  • Drag-and-drop menu reordering with jQuery UI Sortable
  • Hide menu items with a single click — toggle visibility with the eye icon
  • Add custom dividers to visually separate and group menu sections
  • Site-wide settings — all administrators see the same customized layout
  • Smart new item handling — newly installed plugins appear at the bottom automatically
  • Administrator-only access — edit mode restricted to users with manage_options
  • No configuration needed — works out of the box with a simple toggle button
  • Clean, lightweight code — no third-party dependencies beyond WordPress core
  • AJAX save with instant feedback — no page reload required
  • Full uninstall cleanup — removes all data when the plugin is deleted

Requirements

WordPress 5.0+
PHP 7.2+
Tested Up To 6.9

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Changelog

# Changelog

All notable changes to ID Admin Menu Customizer will be documented in this file.

## 1.1.1 — 2026-02-20

- Removed Freemius SDK to simplify the plugin and improve WordPress.org compliance.

## 1.0.1 — 2026-02-11

- Fixed menu items reverting to original positions after save.
- Fixed dividers disappearing after page reload.
- Fixed slug mismatch between PHP and JavaScript for plugin menu items.
- Added server-side enforcement of hidden menu items.
- Removed WordPress default separators from interfering with custom order.
- Added unique divider IDs to prevent collision on rapid creation.
- Removed debug logging from production code.
- Changed capability check from `administrator` role to `manage_options`.

## 1.0.0

- Initial release.
- Drag-and-drop menu reordering.
- Hide/show menu items with eye toggle.
- Custom dividers for menu organization.
- Administrator-only edit mode.
- Site-wide menu customization.
- AJAX save with automatic page reload.