WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Sidebar Menu vs User Menus
At a glance
- User Menus has more active installs: 80K+, against 10K+ for Advanced Sidebar Menu.
- On a typical day, User Menus is downloaded about 103 times, Advanced Sidebar Menu about 79.
- User Menus is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1,282 reviews, against 4.5 from 37 reviews.
- User Menus was updated more recently: Sep 13, 2026, against Aug 24, 2026 for Advanced Sidebar Menu.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Advanced Sidebar Menu has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for User Menus.
Line by line
User Menus leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Sidebar Menu |  User Menus |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,660 | #542 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 80K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.5K | 3.1K |
| Rating | 4.5(37) | 5.0(1.3K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.83 | ×1.12 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4.0 | 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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