Title: Menu Visibility Control Author: Davis Simiyu Wanyonyi Published: Hedra 22, 2025 Last modified: Mis-Genver 5, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/menu-visibility-control/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3382464) # Menu Visibility Control By [Davis Simiyu Wanyonyi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davisw3/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/menu-visibility-control.1.0.9.zip) * [Details](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/menu-visibility-control/#description) * [Reviews](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/menu-visibility-control/#reviews) * [Installation](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/menu-visibility-control/#installation) * [Development](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/menu-visibility-control/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/menu-visibility-control/) ## Description **Menu Visibility Control** is a lightweight, privacy-friendly WordPress plugin that lets you decide exactly **who sees each menu item**, directly inside the WordPress menu editor. No settings pages. No lock-in. No performance overhead. Everything is managed where it belongs: **Appearance Menus**. ### 👁️ Visibility Options Per Menu Item You can control visibility based on: * 👥 Everyone * 🔒 Logged-in users * 🚪 Logged-out users * 🧩 Specific user roles (Administrator, Editor, Subscriber, etc.) * 📱 Device type (Desktop / Tablet / Mobile) * 📄 Specific pages (auto-detected list) All conditions are optional and safely combined. ### 💡 Perfect For * Membership and community websites * Client dashboards and intranets * Multi-role WordPress sites * Sites with mobile-specific navigation * Blogs that need different menus for visitors vs members ### 🔧 Key Features * Native integration with **Appearance Menus** * Works with **any theme or page builder** * Role-based menu visibility * Device-based menu visibility * Page-specific menu visibility * Auto-hidden UI (only shows options when enabled) * Secure (nonces, sanitization, strict validation) * Performance-optimized (runs only during menu rendering) * 100% free, open-source, and donation-supported ### 🧠 Why Use Menu Visibility Control? Unlike large menu or membership plugins, this plugin: * Uses **only WordPress core hooks** * Stores **minimal metadata** * Is compatible with caching, multilingual sites, and block themes * Does not track users or collect data It does one thing — and does it well. ### Support Need help or want to share feedback? * Visit the [support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/menu-visibility-control/) * Leave a [review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/menu-visibility-control/reviews/#new-post) * Support development via [donation](https://knowledge.buzz/donate) ### License This plugin is licensed under the **GPL v2 or later**. You are free to use, modify, and redistribute it under the same license. Code is Poetry. ❤️ ## Screenshots * [[ * Visibility controls inside the WordPress menu editor. * [[ * Role selection checkboxes. ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin folder to `/wp-content/plugins/menu-visibility-control/`, or install it from the WordPress Plugin Directory. 2. Activate the plugin via **Plugins Installed Plugins**. 3. Go to **Appearance Menus**. 4. Expand a menu item and choose its **Visibility** options. No configuration required. ## FAQ ### Where are the plugin settings? There is no global settings page. All options appear directly within each menu item in **Appearance Menus**. ### Can I hide menu items by user role? Yes. Select **User Roles** and choose the roles that should see the menu item. ### Can I show or hide menu items by device? Yes. You can restrict menu items to Desktop, Tablet, or Mobile devices. ### Can I show menu items only on certain pages? Yes. You can select specific pages where a menu item should appear. ### Will existing menus break after updating? No. All existing settings remain untouched. New features are opt-in only. ### Does this work with all themes and builders? Yes. Any theme or builder using `wp_nav_menu()` is fully supported. ### Is the plugin translation-ready? Yes. The text domain is `menu-visibility-control`. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/210774e18b810fc57a316614fabf9f30f3a624deeaaed3fe012dc95c11268ddd? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simply the best!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simply-the-best-737/)󠁿 [Gabriel Nistor](https://profiles.wordpress.org/springbreak/) Hwevrer 10, 2026 1 reply Works great and deserve to be promoted! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/29840405dce78ff5bffb815fafe426db0a781740d7f9adbdfff7ef9d5374b1f9? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-10906/)󠁿 [golubovicn](https://profiles.wordpress.org/golubovicn/) Kevardhu 29, 2025 1 reply Works like a charm. Light, fast… ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ac31031240a11740b15fb4c93f831d6c31d263886b363ad25f26f8502c08117b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Good plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-plugin-7222/)󠁿 [Le chef Isidore](https://profiles.wordpress.org/isidore1964/) Hedra 28, 2025 1 reply Really good, easy-to-use plugin for hiding menus from users who are not logged in to the site. Perfect and does the job !Isidore [ Read all 3 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/menu-visibility-control/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Menu Visibility Control” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Davis Simiyu Wanyonyi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davisw3/) [Translate “Menu Visibility Control” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/menu-visibility-control) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/menu-visibility-control/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/menu-visibility-control/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/menu-visibility-control/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/menu-visibility-control/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.9 * Improved admin notice design on the Appearance Menus screen. * Added informative admin notice with documentation, review, and support links. * Enhanced notice UX with dismiss handling and once-per-day visibility. * Minor UI polish and internal code cleanup. #### 1.0.8 * Added device-based menu visibility (desktop, tablet, mobile). * Added page-specific visibility with automatic page selector. * Improved menu editor UI with auto-hidden options. * Performance optimizations. * No changes to existing user settings. #### 1.0.4 * Security hardening and nonce validation. * Confirmed compatibility with WordPress 6.9. #### 1.0.3 * Performance improvements and internal cleanup. #### 1.0.2 * Added role-based menu visibility. #### 1.0.1 * Initial public release. ## Meta * Version **1.0.9** * Last updated **3 mis ago** * Active installations **300+** * WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 7.2 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/menu-visibility-control/) * Tags * [conditional](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/conditional/)[menu](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/menu/) [navigation](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/navigation/)[roles](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/roles/) [visibility](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/visibility/) * [Advanced View](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/menu-visibility-control/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 3 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/menu-visibility-control/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/menu-visibility-control/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/menu-visibility-control/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/menu-visibility-control/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/menu-visibility-control/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/menu-visibility-control/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/menu-visibility-control/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Davis Simiyu Wanyonyi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davisw3/) ## Support Got something to say? 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