Description
AdminForge – Admin Management Toolkit (Free) helps site owners clean up the WordPress admin area without editing theme files or writing custom code.
This version focuses on practical day-to-day admin improvements:
- Hide admin menu items per role.
- Hide core dashboard widgets per role.
- Customize the admin footer text.
- Hide the front-end admin bar for selected roles.
All settings are available from a single screen under Settings -> Admin Toolkit.
Main Features
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Admin menu control
- Detects currently registered admin menu slugs.
- Lets you hide selected menu items for each role.
- Helpful for reducing clutter for editors, authors, and shop managers.
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Dashboard widget manager
- Toggle common core dashboard widgets per role.
- Keeps the Dashboard focused on only what each role needs.
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Admin UI customization
- Replace the default admin footer text.
- Hide the front-end admin bar for specific roles.
- Uses safe sanitization for saved values.
Included in this free version
- Admin menu control
- Dashboard widget control
- Admin footer customization
- Front-end admin bar visibility by role
Not included in this free version
- Role-based wp-admin access restriction
- Performance tuning options
- Login branding and role-based login redirects
- XML-RPC and hardening toggles
Usage
- Open Settings -> Admin Toolkit.
- Choose a tab:
- Admin menu control – hide selected menu slugs per role.
- Dashboard widgets – hide selected core dashboard widgets per role.
- Admin UI customization – set custom footer text and admin bar visibility.
- Save changes.
Tips
- Menu slug list is generated from current admin menus.
If a plugin menu is missing, open any admin page once, then reload the tab. - Role-based settings apply to users who have that role.
- Front-end admin bar visibility only affects the site front end, not wp-admin screens.
Uninstall
When deleted from the Plugins screen, the plugin removes its saved option (afamt_options).
Screenshots
Admin Menu Control Tab 
Dashboard widget Tab 
Admin UI customization Tab
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/. - Activate Admin Toolkit in Plugins.
- Go to Settings -> Admin Toolkit.
- Configure options by tab and click Save Changes.
FAQ
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Who can change plugin settings?
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Only users with the
manage_optionscapability can access and save settings. -
Can this lock me out of wp-admin?
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No. This free version does not include wp-admin access restriction features.
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Does it remove plugin-added dashboard widgets?
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The built-in toggles target common core widget IDs. Third-party widgets may require their own widget IDs.
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Does this plugin edit theme or plugin files?
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No. It only stores settings and applies WordPress hooks/filters at runtime.
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Where are settings stored?
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Settings are stored in one WordPress option:
afamt_options.
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Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial public release.
- Free feature set includes:
- Admin menu control by role
- Dashboard widget control by role
- Admin footer text customization
- Front-end admin bar visibility by role