WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Vertical Menu vs Gutenberg Essential Blocks
Advanced Vertical Menu
by Nazmul Sabuz
10+ installs
Gutenberg Essential Blocks
by WPDeveloper
100K+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Gutenberg Essential Blocks has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Advanced Vertical Menu.
- On a typical day, Gutenberg Essential Blocks is downloaded about 2,978 times, Advanced Vertical Menu about 1.
- Advanced Vertical Menu has no reviews yet.
- Gutenberg Essential Blocks was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Oct 5, 2025 for Advanced Vertical Menu.
- Gutenberg Essential Blocks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Advanced Vertical Menu.
- Gutenberg Essential Blocks has been around longer: since 2018, against 2019 for Advanced Vertical Menu.
Line by line
Gutenberg Essential Blocks leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Advanced Vertical Menu | Gutenberg Essential Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #29,172 | #285 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 29 | 322.7K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(216) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.07 | ×1.67 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 6 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.20 | 7.4 |
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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