WordPress plugin comparison
Descriptive Menu Plugin vs Nav Menu Roles
Descriptive Menu Plugin
by AcumenConsulting
20+ installs5.0
Nav Menu Roles
by HelgaTheViking
70K+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Nav Menu Roles has more active installs: 70K+, against 20+ for Descriptive Menu Plugin.
- On a typical day, Nav Menu Roles is downloaded about 781 times, Descriptive Menu Plugin about 2.
- Descriptive Menu Plugin is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.9 from 219 reviews.
- Nav Menu Roles was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Nov 25, 2013 for Descriptive Menu Plugin.
- Nav Menu Roles is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.0, against 3.6.1 for Descriptive Menu Plugin.
- Nav Menu Roles has been around longer: since 2012, against 2013 for Descriptive Menu Plugin.
Line by line
Nav Menu Roles leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Descriptive Menu Plugin | Nav Menu Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #27,311 | #609 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 19 | 34.9K |
| Rating | 5.0(4) | 4.9(219) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 3.6.1 | 7.1.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.28 |
| Last release | 13 years ago | 10 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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