WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Vertical Menu vs Classic Editor and Classic Widgets

Advanced Vertical Menu

by Nazmul Sabuz

10+ installs

Classic Editor and Classic Widgets

by WP Grim

20K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Classic Editor and Classic Widgets has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Advanced Vertical Menu.
On a typical day, Classic Editor and Classic Widgets is downloaded about 264 times, Advanced Vertical Menu about 1.
Advanced Vertical Menu has no reviews yet.
Classic Editor and Classic Widgets was updated more recently: Oct 11, 2026, against Oct 5, 2025 for Advanced Vertical Menu.
Classic Editor and Classic Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Advanced Vertical Menu.
Advanced Vertical Menu has been around longer: since 2019, against 2021 for Classic Editor and Classic Widgets.

Classic Editor and Classic Widgets leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Vertical Menu	Classic Editor and Classic Widgets
Popular rank	#29,219	#1,263
Active installs	10+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	28	4.8K
Rating	No ratings	5.0(5)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.07	×0.95
Last release	1 year ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.6.20	5.6

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