WordPress plugin comparison
Dropdown Menus vs ShiftNav
At a glance
- ShiftNav has more active installs: 10K+, against 200+ for Dropdown Menus.
- On a typical day, ShiftNav is downloaded about 39 times, Dropdown Menus about 2.
- ShiftNav is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 68 reviews, against 4.4 from 5 reviews.
- ShiftNav was updated more recently: Jul 31, 2025, against Jan 16, 2013 for Dropdown Menus.
- ShiftNav is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 3.5.2 for Dropdown Menus.
- Dropdown Menus has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for ShiftNav.
Line by line
ShiftNav leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Dropdown Menus |  ShiftNav |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,131 | #1,779 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 55 | 1K |
| Rating | 4.4(5) | 4.6(68) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.5.2 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.37 |
| Last release | 14 years ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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