WordPress plugin comparison
Author Categories vs Nav Menu Roles
At a glance
- Nav Menu Roles has more active installs: 70K+, against 10+ for Author Categories.
- On a typical day, Nav Menu Roles is downloaded about 781 times, Author Categories about 2.
- Author Categories has no reviews yet.
- Nav Menu Roles was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Apr 11, 2009 for Author Categories.
- Nav Menu Roles is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.0, against 2.7.1 for Author Categories.
- Author Categories has been around longer: since 2009, against 2012 for Nav Menu Roles.
Line by line
Nav Menu Roles leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Author Categories |  Nav Menu Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #47,631 | #609 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 31 | 34.9K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(219) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 2.7.1 | 7.1.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.28 |
| Last release | 17 years ago | 11 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 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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