WordPress plugin comparison

Exclude Pages vs Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget

Exclude Pages

by Simon Wheatley

20K+ installs4.9

Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget

by Jeroen Peters

2K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Exclude Pages has more active installs: 20K+, against 2K+ for Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget.
On a typical day, Exclude Pages is downloaded about 36 times, Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget about 26.
Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 4.9 from 47 reviews.
Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Exclude Pages.
Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for Exclude Pages.
Exclude Pages has been around longer: since 2007, against 2020 for Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget.

Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Exclude Pages	Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget
Popular rank	#1,087	#4,398
Active installs	20K+	2K+
Downloads, last 30 days	718	491
Rating	4.9(47)	5.0(10)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.4.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.70
Last release	9 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.3

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