WordPress plugin comparison

Laboratory WordPress Menus Rest API vs Shortcode in Menus

Laboratory WordPress Menus Rest API

by cardofearing

Fewer than 10 installs

Shortcode in Menus

by Gagan Deep Singh

50K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Shortcode in Menus has more active installs: 50K+, against fewer than 10 for Laboratory WordPress Menus Rest API.
On a typical day, Shortcode in Menus is downloaded about 67 times, Laboratory WordPress Menus Rest API about 1.
Laboratory WordPress Menus Rest API has no reviews yet.
Shortcode in Menus was updated more recently: Feb 10, 2026, against Nov 30, 2018 for Laboratory WordPress Menus Rest API.
Shortcode in Menus is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.9.35 for Laboratory WordPress Menus Rest API.
Shortcode in Menus has been around longer: since 2013, against 2018 for Laboratory WordPress Menus Rest API.

Shortcode in Menus leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Laboratory WordPress Menus Rest API	Shortcode in Menus
Popular rank	#67,370	#773
Active installs	Fewer than 10	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	28	1.8K
Rating	No ratings	4.7(82)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.9.35	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.89
Last release	8 years ago	9 months ago
Requires PHP	7.2	5.6

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