Priyanshu Kast

<p>DP Admin Access Menu is a powerful WordPress plugin that allows administrators to control which backend menu items are visible to specific users. This is perfect for customizing the admin experience for different user roles and improving security by limiting access to unnecessary menu items.</p>
<p>Whether you’re managing a team of content creators, restricting access for client accounts, or creating a streamlined admin experience, DP Admin Access Menu gives you granular control over what each user can see in the WordPress admin area.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>User Selection</strong>: Easy-to-use dropdown to select any WordPress user</li>
<li><strong>Menu Control</strong>: Checkbox interface for all WordPress admin menu items including child menus</li>
<li><strong>Superadmin Protection</strong>: First administrator (superadmin) always has full access</li>
<li><strong>Useradmin Support</strong>: Configure menu access for other administrators (useradmins)</li>
<li><strong>Unlimited Users</strong>: Configure menu access for unlimited users</li>
<li><strong>Unlimited Menus</strong>: Select unlimited menu items per user</li>
<li><strong>Real-time Filtering</strong>: Menu items are automatically hidden/shown based on saved settings</li>
<li><strong>User-friendly Interface</strong>: Clean admin interface with select all/deselect all options</li>
<li><strong>Edit & Delete</strong>: Manage configured users with edit and delete functionality</li>
<li><strong>Parent-Child Menu Logic</strong>: Selecting a parent menu automatically selects its children</li>
<li><strong>Menu Counter</strong>: Real-time counter showing selected menus</li>
<li><strong>URL Protection</strong>: Prevents direct access to restricted admin pages via URL</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li>Go to <strong>Menu Access</strong> in the WordPress admin sidebar (under DP Admin Access Menu)</li>
<li>Select a user from the dropdown (or edit an existing configured user)</li>
<li>Check/uncheck the menu items you want to show/hide for that user</li>
<li>Click <strong>Save Settings</strong></li>
<li>The selected user will only see the checked menu items when they log in</li>
</ol>
<h4>Use Cases</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Client Management</strong>: Give clients access only to specific sections of their website</li>
<li><strong>Team Collaboration</strong>: Limit access for editors, authors, or contributors to their relevant areas</li>
<li><strong>Security Enhancement</strong>: Hide sensitive admin sections from users who don’t need them</li>
<li><strong>Customized Admin Experience</strong>: Create a cleaner, focused admin interface for specific users</li>
<li><strong>Multi-Administrator Sites</strong>: Manage menu access for multiple administrators with different responsibilities</li>
<li><strong>Training Environments</strong>: Simplify the admin interface for users learning WordPress</li>
<li><strong>Agency Workflows</strong>: Control what clients can access when managing their own sites</li>
</ul>
<h4>Superadmin vs Useradmin</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Superadmin</strong>: The first administrator user (lowest user ID) always has full access to all menus and cannot be restricted. This ensures you never lock yourself out of your WordPress admin.</li>
<li><strong>Useradmin</strong>: Other administrators can have their menu access configured and will only see assigned menus. This allows you to create different admin experiences for different administrator accounts.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Unlimited Users</strong>: Configure menu access for as many users as needed</li>
<li><strong>Unlimited Menus</strong>: Select unlimited menu items per user</li>
<li><strong>Fully Functional</strong>: All features are available without restrictions</li>
</ul>
<h3>Requirements</h3>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.0 or higher</li>
<li>PHP 7.0 or higher</li>
<li>Administrator access to configure settings</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy</h3>
<p>This plugin does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. All settings are stored locally in your WordPress database. No external services are used.</p>
<h3>Security</h3>
<ul>
<li>All menu restrictions are enforced server-side</li>
<li>Direct URL access to restricted pages is blocked</li>
<li>Superadmin protection prevents accidental lockout</li>
<li>Settings are stored securely in WordPress database</li>
<li>No external API calls – all functionality works locally</li>
</ul>
<h3>Performance</h3>
<p>The plugin is lightweight and optimized for performance:<br />
* Minimal database queries<br />
* Efficient menu filtering using WordPress hooks<br />
* No impact on frontend performance<br />
* Settings cached for fast menu rendering</p>
<h3>Compatibility</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>WordPress</strong>: 5.0 – 6.8+</li>
<li><strong>PHP</strong>: 7.0 – 8.3+</li>
<li><strong>Multisite</strong>: Limited support (single site recommended)</li>
<li><strong>Other Plugins</strong>: Compatible with most WordPress plugins</li>
<li><strong>Themes</strong>: Works with all WordPress themes</li>
</ul>
<h3>Development</h3>
<h4>Contributing</h4>
<p>Contributions are welcome! Please ensure your code follows WordPress coding standards and best practices. You can contribute by:<br />
* Reporting bugs<br />
* Suggesting features<br />
* Submitting pull requests<br />
* Improving documentation</p>
<h4>Support</h4>
<p>For support, feature requests, or bug reports, please visit the plugin support forum on WordPress.org.</p>
<h4>Changelog Policy</h4>
<p>We maintain a detailed changelog for all versions. Major updates are announced in the upgrade notice section.</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>Developed by devpriyanshu following WordPress coding standards and best practices. Built with security and user experience in mind.</p>
<h3>Additional Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li>The plugin is fully functional with unlimited users and unlimited menus</li>
<li>All core functionality works locally without any external services</li>
</ul>


DP Admin Access Menu

Control which WordPress backend menu items are visible to specific users. Perfect for managing user access and customizing admin experience.

gm_alex

<p>The “User Access Manager”-plugin for WordPress allows you to manage the access of your content. This is useful if you need a member area, a private section at your blog, or you want that other people can write at your blog but not everywhere. Including all post type (post, pages etc.), taxonomies (categories etc.) and files by creating user groups. Just assign the content you want to restrict und and your registered users which should have access to a group. From now on the content is only accessible and writable for the specified group.</p>
<p><em>Try it out</em></p>
<p>You can try it out at TasteWP.com before install: <a href="https://demo.tastewp.com/user-access-manager?a=jlQ7F1va" rel="nofollow ugc">Try user access manager</a> (affiliate link)</p>
<p><em>Feature list</em></p>
<ul>
<li>User groups</li>
<li>Set separate access for readers and editors</li>
<li>Set access by user groups</li>
<li>Set default user groups</li>
<li>Set time based access</li>
<li>User-defined post type (posts, pages etc.) title (if no access)</li>
<li>User-defined post type (posts, pages etc.) text (if no access)</li>
<li>Optional login form (if no access)</li>
<li>User-defined comment text (if no access)</li>
<li>Hide complete post types (posts, pages etc.)</li>
<li>Hide elements in the navigation</li>
<li>Redirecting users to other pages (if no access)</li>
<li>Recursive locking of content</li>
<li>Limited access to uploaded files</li>
<li>Full integrated at the admin panel</li>
<li>Multilingual support</li>
<li>Also protect your rss feeds</li>
<li>Give access by IP-address</li>
<li>Plugin-Api to use the User Access Manager in your on plugins or extend other plugins</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-access-manager-private-public-extension/" rel="ugc">UAMPPE</a> like behaviour is now build in (Expect negation like !groupName and showprivate and shownotauthorized parameter)</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Included languages</em></p>
<p>See <a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/user-access-manager" rel="nofollow ugc">https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/user-access-manager</a></p>
<p>The documentation can be found here: <a href="https://github.com/GM-Alex/user-access-manager/wiki" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/GM-Alex/user-access-manager/wiki</a><br />
Please report bugs and feature requests here: <a href="https://github.com/GM-Alex/user-access-manager/issues" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/GM-Alex/user-access-manager/issues</a><br />
If you are a developer and want to contribute please visit <a href="https://github.com/GM-Alex/user-access-manager" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/GM-Alex/user-access-manager</a><br />
For general questions, like how to set up, best practice and so on please use the support thread here (don’t post issues here): <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/user-access-manager" rel="ugc">https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/user-access-manager</a><br />
To stay up-to-date follow me on Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/GM_Alex" rel="nofollow ugc">GMAlex on Twitter</a></p>


User Access Manager

With the "User Access Manager"-plugin you can manage the access to your posts, pages and files.

DP Admin Access Menu vs User Access Manager