WordPress plugin comparison

Layout Grid Block vs Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu

Layout Grid Block

by Automattic

200K+ installs4.7

Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu

by WPBean

90+ installs

At a glance

Layout Grid Block has more active installs: 200K+, against 90+ for Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu.
On a typical day, Layout Grid Block is downloaded about 133 times, Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu about 7.
Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu has no reviews yet.
Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Jul 11, 2023 for Layout Grid Block.
Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.2.15 for Layout Grid Block.
Layout Grid Block has been around longer: since 2019, against 2025 for Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Layout Grid Block	Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu
Popular rank	#241	#16,836
Active installs	200K+	90+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.8K	180
Rating	4.7(13)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.2.15	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.06	×0.27
Last release	3 years ago	11 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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