WordPress plugin comparison

Add menu separators to navigation vs Smarter Navigation

Add menu separators to navigation

by Mark Howells-Mead

900+ installs5.0

Smarter Navigation

by scribu

300+ installs4.7

At a glance

Add menu separators to navigation has more active installs: 900+, against 300+ for Smarter Navigation.
On a typical day, Add menu separators to navigation is downloaded about 7 times, Smarter Navigation about 4.
Add menu separators to navigation is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.7 from 10 reviews.
Add menu separators to navigation was updated more recently: Dec 2, 2025, against Sep 18, 2015 for Smarter Navigation.
Add menu separators to navigation is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.0, against 3.5.2 for Smarter Navigation.
Smarter Navigation has been around longer: since 2009, against 2016 for Add menu separators to navigation.

Add menu separators to navigation leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Add menu separators to navigation	Smarter Navigation
Popular rank	#7,165	#10,199
Active installs	900+	300+
Downloads, last 30 days	194	88
Rating	5.0(3)	4.7(10)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.0	3.5.2
Search multiplier	×0.40	×0.00
Last release	11 months ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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