WordPress plugin comparison

Add menu separators to navigation vs Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget

Add menu separators to navigation

by Mark Howells-Mead

900+ installs5.0

Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget

by Jeroen Peters

2K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget has more active installs: 2K+, against 900+ for Add menu separators to navigation.
On a typical day, Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget is downloaded about 26 times, Add menu separators to navigation about 7.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Dec 2, 2025 for Add menu separators to navigation.
Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.0 for Add menu separators to navigation.
Add menu separators to navigation has been around longer: since 2016, against 2020 for Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget.

Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Add menu separators to navigation	Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget
Popular rank	#7,165	#4,398
Active installs	900+	2K+
Downloads, last 30 days	194	491
Rating	5.0(3)	5.0(10)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.0	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.40	×0.70
Last release	11 months ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.3

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