WordPress plugin comparison
Expandable Menus vs Nav Menu Roles
At a glance
- Nav Menu Roles has more active installs: 70K+, against 100+ for Expandable Menus.
- On a typical day, Nav Menu Roles is downloaded about 781 times, Expandable Menus about 2.
- Both are rated 4.9 out of 5.
- Nav Menu Roles was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Feb 23, 2013 for Expandable Menus.
- Nav Menu Roles is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.0, against 3.6.1 for Expandable Menus.
Line by line
Nav Menu Roles leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Expandable Menus |  Nav Menu Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #13,422 | #609 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 45 | 34.9K |
| Rating | 4.9(12) | 4.9(219) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 3.6.1 | 7.1.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.28 |
| Last release | 13 years ago | 11 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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