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Editor Menu Control

A really simple WordPress plugin that removes certain parts of the admin panel for editors user role. The administrator can uncheck which menus from the admin panel can be hidden.

by Simeon Zhelev · github.com/simeon-zhelev/wordpress-editor-menu-control-plugin · website

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/simeon-zhelev/wordpress-editor-menu-control-plugin/archive/refs/heads/main.zip

No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.

Readme github.com/simeon-zhelev/wordpress-editor-menu-control-plugin ↗

A lightweight WordPress plugin that lets site administrators choose which admin-panel menu items are hidden from users with the Editor role.

Author: Simeon Zhelev — zhelev.s@gmail.com
Version: 1.0.0
License: GPL-2.0+
Requires WordPress: 6.0 or later
Requires PHP: 8.0 or later

Features

Visual card-based settings page under Settings → Editor Menu Control
Covers all default WordPress menus; automatically detects menus added by themes and plugins
Live counter showing how many items are currently hidden
Search/filter to quickly find any menu item
"Hide all" / "Show all" bulk actions
Blocks direct URL access to hidden pages (403 response)
Administrators are never restricted — only the Editor role is affected

Installation

Download the plugin ZIP file.
In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
Upload the ZIP, then click Install Now and Activate.
Go to Settings → Editor Menu Control and choose which menu items to hide from Editors.
Click Save changes.

Alternatively, upload the editor-menu-control folder directly to /wp-content/plugins/ via FTP and activate from the Plugins screen.

Usage

Open Settings → Editor Menu Control. Each admin menu item is displayed as a card showing its current visibility status.

Action	How
Hide a menu item	Click its card — it turns red and is marked "Hidden"
Show a hidden item	Click the card again to restore it
Bulk-hide everything	Click Hide all
Bulk-restore everything	Click Show all
Find a specific item	Type in the search box to filter cards

When you are done, click Save changes.

How it works

Role	Behaviour
Administrator	Always sees the full admin menu; can configure which items are hidden
Editor	Only sees items the administrator has not hidden; direct URL access to a hidden page returns a 403 error

On first load the plugin captures a live JavaScript snapshot of the admin sidebar and saves it server-side, so any menus registered by third-party plugins or themes are automatically detected and appear in the settings page.

File Structure

editor-menu-control/
├── editor-menu-control.php          ← Plugin bootstrap & hooks
├── includes/
│   ├── class-emc-admin.php          ← Settings page, AJAX handler
│   └── class-emc-restrictions.php  ← Hides menus for the Editor role
└── assets/
    ├── admin.css                    ← Settings page styles
    └── admin.js                     ← Toggle logic, bulk actions, search

Compatibility

Works alongside any theme or plugin that registers custom post types or admin menus.
Does not modify user capabilities or roles — restrictions are applied at the menu display layer only.
Compatible with WordPress Multisite (per-site settings).

Uninstall

Deactivate then delete the plugin from Plugins → Installed Plugins. All stored settings (emc_hidden_menus, emc_menu_snapshot) are removed from the database automatically.