WordPress plugin comparison

Disable Parent Menu Link vs Add menu separators to navigation

Disable Parent Menu Link

by mediology

200+ installs3.0

Add menu separators to navigation

by Mark Howells-Mead

900+ installs5.0

At a glance

Add menu separators to navigation has more active installs: 900+, against 200+ for Disable Parent Menu Link.
On a typical day, Add menu separators to navigation is downloaded about 7 times, Disable Parent Menu Link about 4.
Add menu separators to navigation is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
Add menu separators to navigation was updated more recently: Dec 2, 2025, against Dec 9, 2011 for Disable Parent Menu Link.
Add menu separators to navigation is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.0, against 3.2.1 for Disable Parent Menu Link.
Disable Parent Menu Link has been around longer: since 2010, against 2016 for Add menu separators to navigation.

Add menu separators to navigation leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Disable Parent Menu Link	Add menu separators to navigation
Popular rank	#12,124	#7,165
Active installs	200+	900+
Downloads, last 30 days	88	194
Rating	3.0(2)	5.0(3)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.2.1	6.9.0
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.40
Last release	15 years ago	11 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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