WordPress plugin comparison
Author Categories vs User Menus
At a glance
- User Menus has more active installs: 80K+, against 10+ for Author Categories.
- On a typical day, User Menus is downloaded about 103 times, Author Categories about 2.
- Author Categories has no reviews yet.
- User Menus was updated more recently: Sep 13, 2026, against Apr 11, 2009 for Author Categories.
- User Menus 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 2016 for User Menus.
Line by line
User Menus leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Author Categories |  User Menus |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #47,631 | #542 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 80K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 31 | 3.1K |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(1.3K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 2.7.1 | 7.1.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.12 |
| Last release | 17 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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