WordPress plugin comparison
Dropdown Menus vs Nav Menu Roles
At a glance
- Nav Menu Roles has more active installs: 70K+, against 200+ for Dropdown Menus.
- On a typical day, Nav Menu Roles is downloaded about 781 times, Dropdown Menus about 2.
- Nav Menu Roles is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 219 reviews, against 4.4 from 5 reviews.
- Nav Menu Roles was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Jan 16, 2013 for Dropdown Menus.
- Nav Menu Roles is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.0, against 3.5.2 for Dropdown Menus.
- Dropdown Menus has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for Nav Menu Roles.
Line by line
Nav Menu Roles leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Dropdown Menus |  Nav Menu Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,131 | #609 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 55 | 34.9K |
| Rating | 4.4(5) | 4.9(219) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 3.5.2 | 7.1.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.28 |
| Last release | 14 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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