Secure Admin Menu

// Secure Admin Menu / Kiri Vadivelu / 2026

add_action( 'admin_init', 'secure_admin_menu' );

function secure_admin_menu() {

    // Replace 1 with the actual User ID of the owner

    $owner_id = 1; 

    global $user_ID;

    // 1. If not owner, remove from sidebar

    if ( $user_ID != $owner_id ) {

        // remove_menu_page( 'edit.php' );            // Posts

        // remove_menu_page( 'upload.php' );          // Media

        // remove_menu_page( 'edit-comments.php' );   // Comments  

        // remove_menu_page( 'users.php' );           // Users

        remove_menu_page( 'plugins.php' );            // Plugins

        remove_menu_page( 'themes.php' );             // Appearance

        remove_menu_page( 'tools.php' );              // Tools

        remove_menu_page( 'options-general.php' );    // Settings

    }

    // 2. If not owner, redirect direct access

        $secured_pages = array('plugins.php','themes.php','tools.php', 'options-general.php' );

        $current_page = basename( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] );

        if ( in_array( $current_page, $secured_pages ) ) {

            wp_redirect( admin_url() );

            exit;

        }

}