WordPress plugin comparison
Dropdown Menus vs User Menus
At a glance
- User Menus has more active installs: 80K+, against 300+ for Dropdown Menus.
- On a typical day, User Menus is downloaded about 103 times, Dropdown Menus about 2.
- User Menus is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1,282 reviews, against 4.4 from 5 reviews.
- User Menus was updated more recently: Sep 13, 2026, against Jan 16, 2013 for Dropdown Menus.
- User Menus 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 2016 for User Menus.
Line by line
User Menus leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Dropdown Menus |  User Menus |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,122 | #542 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 80K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 55 | 2.9K |
| Rating | 4.4(5) | 5.0(1.3K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 3.5.2 | 7.1.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.12 |
| Last release | 14 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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