WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Sidebar Menu vs Editor Menu and Widget Access

Advanced Sidebar Menu

by Mat Lipe

10K+ installs4.5

Editor Menu and Widget Access

by GuyPrimavera

7K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Advanced Sidebar Menu has more active installs: 10K+, against 7K+ for Editor Menu and Widget Access.
On a typical day, Advanced Sidebar Menu is downloaded about 79 times, Editor Menu and Widget Access about 22.
Editor Menu and Widget Access is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 24 reviews, against 4.5 from 37 reviews.
Advanced Sidebar Menu was updated more recently: Aug 24, 2026, against Jun 2, 2021 for Editor Menu and Widget Access.
Advanced Sidebar Menu is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.7.21 for Editor Menu and Widget Access.
Advanced Sidebar Menu has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Editor Menu and Widget Access.

Advanced Sidebar Menu leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Sidebar Menu	Editor Menu and Widget Access
Popular rank	#1,660	#2,642
Active installs	10K+	7K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	454
Rating	4.5(37)	4.8(24)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.7.21
Search multiplier	×0.83	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	5 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4.0	–

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