WordPress plugin comparison
Posts in category menu vs Shortcode in Menus
Posts in category menu
by queenvictoria
20+ installs1.0
Shortcode in Menus
by Gagan Deep Singh
50K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Shortcode in Menus has more active installs: 50K+, against 20+ for Posts in category menu.
- On a typical day, Shortcode in Menus is downloaded about 67 times, Posts in category menu about 1.
- Shortcode in Menus is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 82 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
- Shortcode in Menus was updated more recently: Feb 10, 2026, against Jun 15, 2012 for Posts in category menu.
- Shortcode in Menus is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.3.2 for Posts in category menu.
- Posts in category menu has been around longer: since 2012, against 2013 for Shortcode in Menus.
Line by line
Shortcode in Menus leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Posts in category menu | Shortcode in Menus |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #26,609 | #773 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 20 | 1.8K |
| Rating | 1.0(1) | 4.7(82) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 3.3.2 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.89 |
| Last release | 14 years ago | 9 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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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