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Edit WordPress Admin Menus In Place

Admin Menu Maestro turns the WordPress admin menu itself into the editor: toggle Edit Menu from the admin bar, then rename items, drag or keyboard-reorder them, swap top-level icons, and hide items or their sub-items from selected roles or named people without leaving the menu.

Version 1.5.3 supports WordPress 7.1 and smooths the editor across narrow screens, the post editor, and the site editor. The configuration remains global and sparse — a delta layered over the menu WordPress already builds — with debounced autosave, no separate settings screen, and a clear boundary: hiding is cosmetic decluttering, never access control.

Related projects in this same part of the collection include Borges Bibliography Builder.

Repository Details

Owner
@dknauss
Source
dknauss/Maestro
WordPress.org
WordPress.org
Latest release
v1.5.3
CI
GitHub Actions
Tests
PHP unit/integration, JavaScript unit, Playwright E2E, PHPStan, PHPCS, and Plugin Check
License
GPL-2.0-or-later
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Last updated
Primary language
PHP
Stars
2
A Live Editor for the WordPress Admin Menu

Version 1.5.3: rename, reorder, restyle, and hide admin-menu items or sub-items in place — by role or named person, with an install-free Playground demo.

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Selected screenshots from Admin Menu Maestro. Click any image to enlarge it.

Select any menu item to rename it, change its icon or visibility, reset it, or enter a new position.
Search Dashicons and bundled Bootstrap Icons to change a top-level menu icon.
Hide items or sub-items from selected roles or named people; visibility remains cosmetic.
Changes autosave after a short pause and the confirmation clears once the save settles.
Drag top-level groups or submenu items to reorder them in place.
Use the move controls or Alt+Arrow keys for an accessible, operating-system-independent reorder path.

Documentation

Documentation links and descriptions for Admin Menu Maestro.
Document Description
READMERepository overview, feature summary, install steps, Playground demo, and development workflow.
WordPress ReadmePlugin-directory style readme with usage notes, architecture summary, known limits, and changelog.
User GuideLonger walkthrough of edit mode, keyboard reordering, icons, visibility, autosave, and reset behaviour.
SPECDurable specification for the plugin behavior, editor model, and data design.
TestingHow to run the unit, integration, Playground, and Playwright test layers.
PerformanceMeasured configuration-size and page-load costs, including the zero-query front-end design.
  • Borges Bibliography Builder — Another WordPress plugin with strong editorial UX and a hosted Playground demo, but aimed at structured citations instead of admin menus.