WordPress plugin comparison
Descriptive Menu Plugin vs User Menus
At a glance
- User Menus has more active installs: 80K+, against 20+ for Descriptive Menu Plugin.
- On a typical day, User Menus is downloaded about 103 times, Descriptive Menu Plugin about 2.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- User Menus was updated more recently: Sep 13, 2026, against Nov 25, 2013 for Descriptive Menu Plugin.
- User Menus is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.0, against 3.6.1 for Descriptive Menu Plugin.
- Descriptive Menu Plugin has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for User Menus.
Line by line
User Menus leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Descriptive Menu Plugin |  User Menus |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #27,311 | #542 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 80K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 19 | 2.9K |
| Rating | 5.0(4) | 5.0(1.3K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 3.6.1 | 7.1.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.12 |
| Last release | 13 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 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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