Hide Admin Menu
Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 20 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Hide Admin Menu still maintained?
- No. Last release 20 May 2025, over 1 year ago. 20 May 2025 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Hide Admin Menu, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer bhavinthummar since Oct 2017. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Hide Admin Menu removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Hide Admin Menu safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Hide Admin Menu update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.1.2. No one-star spike after it. 6 Jun 2024 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| bhavinthummar | 9 Oct 2017 to 20 May 2025, 57 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2017.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 18 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 6.8 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 20 May 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.
| Q4 2023 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 5.0 |
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q4 2025.
| 5 star | 12 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 112 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 223 |
| 18 May 2026 | 196 |
| 25 May 2026 | 181 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 196 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 173 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 192 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 170 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 172 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 180 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 140 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 184 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 189 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 266 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 248 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 188 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 183 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 174 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 190 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 227 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 247 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 239 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 237 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 217 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 337 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 269 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 39 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 8% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.1.2 |
|---|---|
| Author | Bhavin Thummar |
| Added | 9 Oct 2017 |
| Last updated | 20 May 2025 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management |
| Tags | menu hide, user role, admin menu hide, admin menu show, admin menu plugin |
Questions
Is Hide Admin Menu still maintained?
No. Last release 20 May 2025, over 1 year ago.
Who owns Hide Admin Menu, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer bhavinthummar since Oct 2017.
Was Hide Admin Menu removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Hide Admin Menu safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Hide Admin Menu update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.1.2. No one-star spike after it.