WordPress plugin comparison
Nav Menu Roles vs SideNav
At a glance
- Nav Menu Roles has more active installs: 70K+, against 10+ for SideNav.
- On a typical day, Nav Menu Roles is downloaded about 734 times, SideNav about 1.
- SideNav has no reviews yet.
- Nav Menu Roles was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Mar 16, 2023 for SideNav.
- Nav Menu Roles is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.0, against 6.1.16 for SideNav.
- Nav Menu Roles has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for SideNav.
Line by line
Nav Menu Roles leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Nav Menu Roles |  SideNav |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #610 | #42,475 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 35.4K | 20 |
| Rating | 4.9(219) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.0 | 6.1.16 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.28 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 12 days ago | 3 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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