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Clean up the WordPress admin by hiding plugin clutter, while keeping current page visible. Perfect for screenshots and demos.
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A lightweight Chrome extension that temporarily cleans up the WordPress admin menu by hiding non-core items while preserving the current page's menu item. Perfect for clean screenshots, screencasts, and focused WordPress admin demos.
β¨ Features
- Smart Menu Cleaning: Hides plugin and theme menu items while keeping WordPress core menus
- Current Page Awareness: Always shows the menu item for the page you're currently viewing
- Submenu Support: Cleans both top-level and submenu items
- Persistent Across Navigation: No flash or re-hiding when navigating between admin pages
- Easy Toggle: Simple on/off switch via extension popup
- Zero Configuration: Works out of the box with sensible defaults
- Lightweight: Minimal performance impact
π― What Gets Hidden
The extension hides all non-core WordPress admin menu items except**:
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Always Visible (Core Items)
- Dashboard
- Posts
- Media
- Pages
- Comments
- Appearance
- Plugins
- Users
- Tools
- Settings
- Profile
- Updates
π Contextually Visible
- Current page menu item (e.g., if you're on a plugin settings page, that plugin's menu stays visible)
- Parent menu items for editor screens (post.php, post-new.php map back to Posts/Pages)
Latest reviews
- (2025-09-02) Derek Ashauer: Perfect for my WordPress plugin demo videos. Such a wonderful idea!
- (2025-08-15) Zack Katz: I didn't realize that I needed this until I saw itβ¦now it's a must-have! How. many. screenshots. have I taken where I spent a bunch of time using the DOM inspector to delete menu items? NO MORE! Away with thee! Welcome, WP Admin Menu Cleaner. And thank you.
- (2025-08-15) Karol K: Pretty nice extension for people creating content that deals with WordPress. Having to deactivate all the plugins that were crowding the dashboard only to take a decent screenshot is a niche kind of pain, yeah, but still a pain. π This extension solves it nicely.