Unrestricted Admin Access

// Unrestricted Admin Access / Kiri Vadivelu / 2026

add_action( 'admin_init', 'restrict_admin_menu' );

function restrict_admin_menu() {

	// 1. Define the array of unrestricted users (by email)

    $unrestricted_users = array( '[email protected]', '[email protected]' );

    // 2. Get the current user's email

    $current_user = wp_get_current_user();

    $current_email = $current_user->user_email;

    // 3. Check if the current user is NOT in the whitelist

    if ( ! in_array( $current_email, $unrestricted_users ) ) {

        // 4. Remove menus for everyone else

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

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

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

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

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

    }

}