WordPress plugin comparison

Nav Menu Roles vs Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu

Nav Menu Roles

by HelgaTheViking

70K+ installs4.9

Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu

by WPBean

90+ installs

At a glance

Nav Menu Roles has more active installs: 70K+, against 90+ for Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu.
On a typical day, Nav Menu Roles is downloaded about 734 times, Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu about 8.
Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu has no reviews yet.
Nav Menu Roles was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Oct 29, 2026 for Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.0.
Nav Menu Roles has been around longer: since 2012, against 2025 for Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu.

Nav Menu Roles leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Nav Menu Roles	Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu
Popular rank	#610	#16,876
Active installs	70K+	90+
Downloads, last 30 days	35.4K	193
Rating	4.9(219)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.0	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.28	×0.27
Last release	12 days ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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