WordPress plugin comparison
Menu Item Types vs Nav Menu Roles
At a glance
- Nav Menu Roles has more active installs: 70K+, against 100+ for Menu Item Types.
- On a typical day, Nav Menu Roles is downloaded about 781 times, Menu Item Types about 7.
- Menu Item Types is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 219 reviews.
- Nav Menu Roles was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Jul 6, 2026 for Menu Item Types.
- Nav Menu Roles is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.0, against 7.0.8 for Menu Item Types.
- Nav Menu Roles has been around longer: since 2012, against 2021 for Menu Item Types.
Line by line
Nav Menu Roles leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Menu Item Types |  Nav Menu Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #14,731 | #609 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 200 | 34.9K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.9(219) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.39 | ×1.28 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 11 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 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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