WordPress plugin comparison
Add Descendants As Submenu Items vs User Menus
Add Descendants As Submenu Items
by Alex Mills
2K+ installs5.0
User Menus
by Daniel Iser
80K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- User Menus has more active installs: 80K+, against 2K+ for Add Descendants As Submenu Items.
- On a typical day, User Menus is downloaded about 94 times, Add Descendants As Submenu Items about 14.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- User Menus was updated more recently: Sep 13, 2026, against Sep 6, 2022 for Add Descendants As Submenu Items.
- User Menus 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 2016 for User Menus.
Line by line
User Menus leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Add Descendants As Submenu Items | User Menus |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #4,669 | #542 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | 80K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 365 | 3K |
| Rating | 5.0(20) | 5.0(1.3K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.0.18 | 7.1.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.01 | ×1.12 |
| Last release | 4 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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