Admin Menu Editor: Breakdown
Admin Menu Editor works by first allowing administrators to clean up their admin menu by reorganizing and grouping different menus and items into logical and intuitive hierarchies. This includes adding a new layer to the menu, moving items around, deleting unnecessary menu items, and creating a “favorites” section to contain items most frequently used. The plugin also allows administrators to decide which roles have access to the menu items. For instance, the menu items can be restricted so they can only be seen and accessed by certain user roles. With this, administrators can embody the principle of “least privilege” by ensuring that users who do not need the access do not have it.
Another feature of the Admin Menu Editor is the ability to add custom menu items. This enables the administrator to add pages, post types, custom links, media files, or any number of other items into the administrative menu. The custom item menus utilize shortcodes, allowing up-to-date information to be pulled in from the WordPress site. This gives administrators the ability to quickly add dynamic listings and custom URLs to their admin side menus.
The plugin also offers the ability to add external links to WordPress admin menus. This allows administrators to link to third-party sites, web applications, and cloud services like Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon Web Services, and more. This helps streamline workflow and cut down on the clicks needed to open another browser tab and access the third-party service.
Finally, the plugin includes an import and export feature, which helps facilitate migrating menu structures between sites and servers as needed. This also facilitates the transfer of menus from one WordPress site to another.