WordPress plugin comparison
Clean My Archives vs Shortcode in Menus
Clean My Archives
by Justin Tadlock
800+ installs5.0
Shortcode in Menus
by Gagan Deep Singh
50K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Shortcode in Menus has more active installs: 50K+, against 800+ for Clean My Archives.
- On a typical day, Shortcode in Menus is downloaded about 67 times, Clean My Archives about 7.
- Clean My Archives is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.7 from 82 reviews.
- Shortcode in Menus was updated more recently: Feb 10, 2026, against Sep 30, 2017 for Clean My Archives.
- Shortcode in Menus is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.8.34 for Clean My Archives.
- Clean My Archives has been around longer: since 2010, against 2013 for Shortcode in Menus.
Line by line
Shortcode in Menus leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Clean My Archives | Shortcode in Menus |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #7,522 | #773 |
| Active installs | 800+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 163 | 1.8K |
| Rating | 5.0(12) | 4.7(82) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.8.34 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.89 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 9 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | 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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