WordPress plugin comparison

Add Descendants As Submenu Items vs Nav Menu Roles

Add Descendants As Submenu Items

by Alex Mills

2K+ installs5.0

Nav Menu Roles

by HelgaTheViking

70K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Nav Menu Roles has more active installs: 70K+, against 2K+ for Add Descendants As Submenu Items.
On a typical day, Nav Menu Roles is downloaded about 734 times, Add Descendants As Submenu Items about 14.
Add Descendants As Submenu Items is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 20 reviews, against 4.9 from 219 reviews.
Nav Menu Roles was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Sep 6, 2022 for Add Descendants As Submenu Items.
Nav Menu Roles is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.0, against 6.0.18 for Add Descendants As Submenu Items.
Add Descendants As Submenu Items has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for Nav Menu Roles.

Nav Menu Roles leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Add Descendants As Submenu Items	Nav Menu Roles
Popular rank	#4,669	#610
Active installs	2K+	70K+
Downloads, last 30 days	365	35.4K
Rating	5.0(20)	4.9(219)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.0.18	7.1.0
Search multiplier	×0.01	×1.28
Last release	4 years ago	12 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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