WordPress plugin comparison
Hide Menu Items by Role vs ShiftNav
At a glance
- ShiftNav has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for Hide Menu Items by Role.
- On a typical day, ShiftNav is downloaded about 39 times, Hide Menu Items by Role about 12.
- Hide Menu Items by Role is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 68 reviews.
- Hide Menu Items by Role was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against Jul 31, 2025 for ShiftNav.
- Hide Menu Items by Role is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for ShiftNav.
- ShiftNav has been around longer: since 2014, against 2023 for Hide Menu Items by Role.
Line by line
Hide Menu Items by Role leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Hide Menu Items by Role |  ShiftNav |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #15,434 | #1,779 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 304 | 1.1K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.6(68) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.39 | ×0.37 |
| Last release | 15 days ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | – |
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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