WordPress plugin comparison
Category Posts in Custom Menu vs User Menus
Category Posts in Custom Menu
by Diana van de Laarschot
2K+ installs4.8
User Menus
by Daniel Iser
80K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- User Menus has more active installs: 80K+, against 2K+ for Category Posts in Custom Menu.
- On a typical day, User Menus is downloaded about 103 times, Category Posts in Custom Menu about 24.
- User Menus is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1,282 reviews, against 4.8 from 43 reviews.
- User Menus was updated more recently: Sep 13, 2026, against Aug 28, 2026 for Category Posts in Custom Menu.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Category Posts in Custom Menu has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for User Menus.
Line by line
User Menus leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Category Posts in Custom Menu | User Menus |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #4,769 | #542 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | 80K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 461 | 3.1K |
| Rating | 4.8(43) | 5.0(1.3K) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.69 | ×1.12 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
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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