WordPress plugin comparison
Nav Menu Roles vs WP Better Sub Menus
At a glance
- Nav Menu Roles has more active installs: 70K+, against 10+ for WP Better Sub Menus.
- On a typical day, Nav Menu Roles is downloaded about 734 times, WP Better Sub Menus about 1.
- Nav Menu Roles is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 219 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
- Nav Menu Roles was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Sep 1, 2026 for WP Better Sub Menus.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.0.
- Nav Menu Roles has been around longer: since 2012, against 2018 for WP Better Sub Menus.
Line by line
Nav Menu Roles leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Nav Menu Roles |  WP Better Sub Menus |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #610 | #46,800 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 35.4K | 56 |
| Rating | 4.9(219) | 1.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.0 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.28 | ×0.08 |
| Last release | 12 days ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 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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