WordPress plugin comparison

Classic Menu in Navigation Block vs Layout Grid Block

Classic Menu in Navigation Block

by WebMan Design | Oliver Juhas

2K+ installs5.0

Layout Grid Block

by Automattic

200K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Layout Grid Block has more active installs: 200K+, against 2K+ for Classic Menu in Navigation Block.
On a typical day, Layout Grid Block is downloaded about 141 times, Classic Menu in Navigation Block about 98.
Classic Menu in Navigation Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.7 from 13 reviews.
Classic Menu in Navigation Block was updated more recently: Dec 13, 2025, against Jul 11, 2023 for Layout Grid Block.
Classic Menu in Navigation Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.2.15 for Layout Grid Block.
Layout Grid Block has been around longer: since 2019, against 2023 for Classic Menu in Navigation Block.

Classic Menu in Navigation Block leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Classic Menu in Navigation Block	Layout Grid Block
Popular rank	#4,230	#241
Active installs	2K+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.9K	3K
Rating	5.0(6)	4.7(13)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	6.2.15
Search multiplier	×0.46	×0.06
Last release	11 months ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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