WordPress plugin comparison
Floating Button vs Side Menu Lite
At a glance
- Side Menu Lite has more active installs: 7K+, against 4K+ for Floating Button.
- On a typical day, Side Menu Lite is downloaded about 38 times, Floating Button about 30.
- Side Menu Lite is rated higher: 4.0 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 3.0 from 15 reviews.
- Both were last updated on Aug 25, 2026.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Floating Button has been around longer: since 2018, against 2019 for Side Menu Lite.
Line by line
Side Menu Lite leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Floating Button |  Side Menu Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,360 | #2,617 |
| Active installs | 4K+ | 7K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 874 | 1.3K |
| Rating | 3.0(15) | 4.0(12) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.60 | ×0.75 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 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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