Title: Simpli Admin Menu Sorter & Hider Author: simpliplugin Published: November 6, 2026 Last modified: November 6, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/simpli-admin-menu-sorter-hider/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev =3788281) ![](https://ps.w.org/simpli-admin-menu-sorter-hider/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev= 3788281) # Simpli Admin Menu Sorter & Hider By [simpliplugin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/simpliplugin/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/simpli-admin-menu-sorter-hider.1.1.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simpli-admin-menu-sorter-hider/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simpli-admin-menu-sorter-hider/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simpli-admin-menu-sorter-hider/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simpli-admin-menu-sorter-hider/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simpli-admin-menu-sorter-hider/) ## Description **Simpli Admin Menu Sorter & Hider** helps you organize the menu in the WordPress administration area. From one settings screen, you can change the order of top-level sidebar items, rearrange their submenus, and hide entries you do not need to see. WordPress sites often gain extra admin menus as themes and plugins are installed. This plugin lets you keep the sidebar focused on the screens you use most, without editing theme files or creating custom code. #### What You Can Do * **Reorder top-level menus:** Drag menu items into the sequence that works best for your daily tasks. * **Reorder submenus:** Arrange the child pages within a parent menu using drag and drop. * **Hide sidebar entries:** Choose which top-level menus or individual submenu items should not appear in the admin sidebar. * **Save changes in the dashboard:** Apply your choices using the Save Changes button on the settings page. * **Restore the defaults:** Remove your custom ordering and visibility rules with Reset to Default. * **Keep settings between visits:** The plugin stores its menu preferences in a WordPress option so your chosen layout is applied on later admin visits. #### How to Use It 1. Activate the plugin and open **Settings > Admin Menu Sorter**. 2. Drag top-level menu rows to rearrange them. If a menu has submenus, drag those items within their parent section as well. 3. Use the visibility toggles to hide individual menus or submenus from the sidebar. 4. Click **Save Changes** and let the admin page refresh to apply your choices. 5. To remove saved customizations, choose **Reset to Default**. The settings screen displays menus available in the current WordPress admin environment, including menus added by installed plugins when they are registered there. #### Site-Wide Menu Preferences The saved order and visibility preferences are site-wide, not separate presets for individual users or roles. WordPress still decides which admin pages each user is permitted to access. **Important:** Hiding a menu only hides its sidebar link. It does **not** revoke the user’s permission to access that page. Anyone with the relevant capability may still open the page through its direct URL. Do not use this plugin as an access- control or security tool. #### Simple Administration The plugin runs in the WordPress admin area. It provides a drag-and-drop settings interface, saves settings via WordPress AJAX with administrator permission checks, and does not add a visitor-facing widget or change your website’s public content. If you prefer the native WordPress menu layout later, the reset option clears the saved customizations. ## Installation 1. Upload the `spp-admin-menu-sorter-hider` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/` 2. Activate the plugin through the **Plugins** screen in WordPress 3. Go to **Settings Admin Menu Sorter** to configure menu order and visibility ## FAQ ### Will hidden menus affect other administrators? Yes. Menu order and visibility settings apply site-wide for every user who can access the admin. ### Does hiding a menu block access to that screen? No. Hidden items are removed from the admin sidebar only. A user who knows the address and has the required capability can still open the screen directly. ### Can I restore the default WordPress menu order? Yes. Click **Reset to Default** on the settings page. If that menu link is hidden, open `options-general.php?page=spp-admin-menu-sorter-hider` directly. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Simpli Admin Menu Sorter & Hider” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ simpliplugin ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/simpliplugin/) [Translate “Simpli Admin Menu Sorter & Hider” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/simpli-admin-menu-sorter-hider) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simpli-admin-menu-sorter-hider/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/simpli-admin-menu-sorter-hider/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simpli-admin-menu-sorter-hider/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simpli-admin-menu-sorter-hider/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1.0 * Admin menu sorting, submenu management, and visibility options * Compatible settings storage and WordPress 7.1 metadata #### 1.0.0 * Initial release * Top-level and submenu reordering * Menu and submenu hiding * AJAX-powered settings save ## Meta * Version **1.1.0** * Last updated **1 day ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1.4** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [admin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[admin menu](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin-menu/) [dashboard](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dashboard/)[hide menu](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/hide-menu/) [menu order](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/menu-order/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simpli-admin-menu-sorter-hider/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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