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Admin Menu Editor

by Janis Elsts · 300,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 19 Aug 2026, 7 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

95/ 100 Canary Score

Based on 3 of 5 areas

Capped at 95: not enough support or review data for a full score.

Sub-scores for Admin Menu Editor
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Admin Menu Editor still maintained?
Yes. Last release 19 Aug 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months. 19 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Admin Menu Editor, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer whiteshadow since Dec 2009. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Admin Menu Editor removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Admin Menu Editor safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.15). Not on the exploited list. 10 Mar 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Admin Menu Editor update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.15.2. No one-star spike after it. 19 Aug 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
whiteshadow13 Dec 2009 to 19 Aug 2026, 1701 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2009.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
7
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Admin Menu Editor
Q1 20241
Q2 20241
Q3 20242
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20252
Q3 20252
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20261
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 19 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.6.

Average rating per quarter for Admin Menu Editor
Q4 20235.0
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20243.0
Q4 20243.7
Q1 20254.5
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20264.8
Q2 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q2 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star266
4 star16
3 star9
2 star6
1 star15
Latest low reviews

Security record

2 vulnerabilities in 24 months (3 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 1.15).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
10 Mar 2026Admin Menu Editor <= 1.14.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 1.14.11.15Patched before disclosure
5 Sep 2025Admin Menu Editor <= 1.14 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via placeholder Parameter6.4<= 1.141.14.1Patched before disclosure
5 Feb 2024Admin Menu Editor <= 1.12 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via ajax_hide_hint()4.3<= 1.121.12.1Patched before disclosure

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

0% of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

300,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Admin Menu Editor
4 May 20263,733
11 May 202677,002
18 May 202661,836
25 May 202620,912
1 Jun 202615,819
8 Jun 202613,346
15 Jun 202612,885
22 Jun 202612,128
29 Jun 202610,411
6 Jul 20269,458
13 Jul 20269,891
20 Jul 202612,092
27 Jul 202611,198
3 Aug 202611,784
10 Aug 20268,465
17 Aug 2026120,761
24 Aug 202628,337
31 Aug 202620,424
7 Sep 202616,155
14 Sep 202614,237
21 Sep 202613,594
28 Sep 202611,345
5 Oct 202611,317
12 Oct 20269,454
19 Oct 202618,518
26 Oct 202614,064
2 Nov 20262,061

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 48% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.15.2
AuthorJanis Elsts
Added13 Dec 2009
Last updated19 Aug 2026
Active installs300,000+
Requires WordPress5.9
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management
Tagsmenu, wpmu, admin, security, dashboard

Other plugins by this author: Error Log Monitor, Raw HTML, Visual Admin Customizer, Align RSS Images, Sort Admin Menus, Quick Configuration Links, Safer Cookies

Questions

Is Admin Menu Editor still maintained?

Yes. Last release 19 Aug 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Admin Menu Editor, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer whiteshadow since Dec 2009.

Was Admin Menu Editor removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Admin Menu Editor safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.15). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Admin Menu Editor update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.15.2. No one-star spike after it.

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