WordPress plugin comparison
Menu Item Types vs Smart Custom Fields
Menu Item Types
by Maxime Pertici
100+ installs5.0
Smart Custom Fields
by Takashi Kitajima
50K+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Smart Custom Fields has more active installs: 50K+, against 100+ for Menu Item Types.
- On a typical day, Smart Custom Fields is downloaded about 335 times, Menu Item Types about 7.
- Menu Item Types is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 21 reviews.
- Smart Custom Fields was updated more recently: Jul 16, 2026, against Jul 6, 2026 for Menu Item Types.
- Menu Item Types is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Smart Custom Fields.
- Smart Custom Fields has been around longer: since 2014, against 2021 for Menu Item Types.
Line by line
Smart Custom Fields leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Menu Item Types | Smart Custom Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #14,731 | #695 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 206 | 9.5K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.9(21) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.39 | ×0.81 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 3 months 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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