Title: HideAway Admin Author: davidshum98 Published: September 16, 2026 Last modified: September 16, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/hideaway-admin/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3699163) ![](https://ps.w.org/hideaway-admin/assets/icon.svg?rev=3699163) # HideAway Admin By [davidshum98](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidshum98/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/hideaway-admin.1.6.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hideaway-admin/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hideaway-admin/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hideaway-admin/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hideaway-admin/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hideaway-admin/) ## Description Handing a site over to a client? **HideAway Admin** hides every admin menu and submenu they don’t need, role by role, and makes sure the hidden screens stay closed: typing the address or using an old bookmark shows a clear “you don’t have access” message instead of the screen. #### What it does * **Hide menus and submenus by role.** The list is your real dashboard menu, in its real order, including everything your theme and plugins add. * **Hidden really means closed.** Hidden screens can’t be opened by typing their address, and neither can the loose screens of a hidden plugin. * **Live preview.** See exactly how the menu will look for each role before you save, taking each role’s permissions into account. * **Temporary unlock, just for you.** Bring everything back into view for a while on your own account. Nobody else notices, and it hides itself again. * **A tidy toolbar.** Shortcuts to hidden screens disappear from the admin bar too. * **A starter template.** Hide the usual suspects (Tools, Settings, Plugins, Appearance, Users, Updates) in one click, and see what it will tick before applying it. * **You choose where the plugin lives.** In the Settings menu, in the toolbar, or both. * **A dark theme, and ready for translation** at translate.wordpress.org. No tracking unless you opt in. See “External services” below. #### HideAway Admin Pro For agencies and freelancers who build client sites for a living: * Drag menus and submenus into the order you want. * Hide things from one specific person, not just a whole role. * Hide dashboard boxes and the Help and Screen Options tabs. * Send each role to its own screen when they log in. * More templates, and save your own. * Export your setup and import it on another site, reviewing what it brings before applying it. * An activity log that shows exactly what changed, and lets you undo it. * White label, and a lock so only your account can change the plugin. * WP-CLI commands and multisite support. * 12 ready-made translations, with a language switcher just for this plugin. Try Pro free for 14 days, no credit card required: start the trial from the plugin’s own screen, in Settings > HideAway Admin. ### External services HideAway Admin uses the [Freemius](https://freemius.com/) SDK to offer the free trial and the Pro upgrade, and to manage Pro licenses and updates. * When you activate the plugin, Freemius may ask whether you want to share some basic data with it. If you skip it, nothing is sent. * If you opt in, start the trial, buy Pro or activate a license, the plugin sends Freemius basic data such as your name and email, your site’s address, and your WordPress, PHP and plugin versions, so that licenses and updates can work. Freemius: [terms of service](https://freemius.com/terms/), [privacy policy](https://freemius.com/privacy/) and [data practices](https://freemius.com/privacy/data-practices/). ## Screenshots [⌊Pick a role and tick what it shouldn't see. The live preview shows the resulting menu, taking that role's permissions into account.⌉⌊Pick a role and tick what it shouldn't see. The live preview shows the resulting menu, taking that role's permissions into account.⌉[ Pick a role and tick what it shouldn’t see. The live preview shows the resulting menu, taking that role’s permissions into account. [⌊Hidden screens stay closed: opening one by its address shows a clear "no access" message instead of the screen.⌉⌊Hidden screens stay closed: opening one by its address shows a clear "no access" message instead of the screen.⌉[ Hidden screens stay closed: opening one by its address shows a clear “no access” message instead of the screen. [⌊Temporary unlock: bring everything back into view for a while, only on your own account. It hides itself again when the time runs out.⌉⌊Temporary unlock: bring everything back into view for a while, only on your own account. It hides itself again when the time runs out.⌉[ Temporary unlock: bring everything back into view for a while, only on your own account. It hides itself again when the time runs out. [⌊Choose what happens when someone reaches a hidden screen, and where the plugin's own screen lives: in the Settings menu, in the toolbar, or both.⌉⌊Choose what happens when someone reaches a hidden screen, and where the plugin's own screen lives: in the Settings menu, in the toolbar, or both.⌉[ Choose what happens when someone reaches a hidden screen, and where the plugin’s own screen lives: in the Settings menu, in the toolbar, or both. [⌊Start from a template and see exactly what it will tick before applying it.⌉⌊Start from a template and see exactly what it will tick before applying it.⌉[ Start from a template and see exactly what it will tick before applying it. ## Installation 1. In your dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New and search for “HideAway Admin”, or upload the zip file. 2. Activate the plugin. Nothing is hidden until you tick something. 3. Go to Settings > HideAway Admin, pick a role and tick what that role shouldn’t see. ## FAQ ### Is this a security plugin? No. Hiding a screen doesn’t take capabilities away: someone who can do something by another route (the REST API, WP-CLI, another plugin) still can. HideAway Admin keeps the dashboard tidy and closes hidden screens to everyday access. To change what a role is allowed to do, use a role editor. ### I hid too much and I can’t find my way back The plugin’s own screen can never be hidden. You can also use the temporary unlock, or add this line to wp-config.php to show everything to everyone while it is there: ``` define( 'HIDEAWAY_VISIBLES', true ); ``` ### Does it work with WooCommerce and other plugins? Yes. The list is read from your real dashboard, so it includes every menu your plugins add, in the order you actually see it. ### What happens if I deactivate it? The dashboard goes back to normal straight away. Your settings are kept until you delete the plugin, and deleting it removes everything it saved. ### Does it work on multisite? Yes, site by site. Copying one site’s setup to the whole network is part of Pro. ### What language is the plugin screen in? English by default. To see it in your dashboard’s language, pick “Same as the dashboard” in the language menu at the top of the plugin’s screen: it then uses the translations the community adds at translate.wordpress.org. It only changes this plugin, and only for that person. HideAway Admin Pro also comes with 12 ready-made translations. ### What happens when a Pro license expires? Nothing breaks. Everything you set up with Pro keeps working (menu order, rules for specific people, white label, the lock…), but the Pro options become read-only, and updates and support stop, until you renew. The free features stay fully editable. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “HideAway Admin” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ davidshum98 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidshum98/) [Translate “HideAway Admin” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hideaway-admin) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hideaway-admin/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/hideaway-admin/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hideaway-admin/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hideaway-admin/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.6.0 * First public release. ## Meta * Version **1.6.0** * Last updated **18 hours ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 5.6 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1** * PHP version ** 7.2 or higher ** * Tags * [admin menu](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin-menu/)[client dashboard](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/client-dashboard/) [hide admin menu](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/hide-admin-menu/)[user roles](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/user-roles/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hideaway-admin/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hideaway-admin/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hideaway-admin/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ davidshum98 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidshum98/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hideaway-admin/)