WordPress plugin comparison

Better Section Navigation vs Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget

Better Section Navigation

by cornershop

600+ installs5.0

Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget

by Jeroen Peters

2K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget has more active installs: 2K+, against 600+ for Better Section Navigation.
On a typical day, Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget is downloaded about 26 times, Better Section Navigation about 9.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Dec 3, 2025 for Better Section Navigation.
Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Better Section Navigation.
Better Section Navigation has been around longer: since 2017, against 2020 for Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget.

Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Better Section Navigation	Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget
Popular rank	#8,366	#4,398
Active installs	600+	2K+
Downloads, last 30 days	245	491
Rating	5.0(4)	5.0(10)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.37	×0.70
Last release	11 months ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.3

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