WordPress plugin comparison
Faster Appearance vs User Menus
At a glance
- User Menus has more active installs: 80K+, against 200+ for Faster Appearance.
- On a typical day, User Menus is downloaded about 103 times, Faster Appearance about 4.
- User Menus is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1,282 reviews, against 4.9 from 29 reviews.
- User Menus was updated more recently: Sep 13, 2026, against Aug 20, 2013 for Faster Appearance.
- User Menus is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.0, against 3.6.1 for Faster Appearance.
- Faster Appearance has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for User Menus.
Line by line
User Menus leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Faster Appearance |  User Menus |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,579 | #542 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 80K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 105 | 3.1K |
| Rating | 4.9(29) | 5.0(1.3K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 3.6.1 | 7.1.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.12 |
| Last release | 13 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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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