WordPress plugin comparison
Side Menu Lite vs Sidebar Menu
At a glance
- Side Menu Lite has more active installs: 7K+, against 20+ for Sidebar Menu.
- On a typical day, Side Menu Lite is downloaded about 38 times, Sidebar Menu about 2.
- Sidebar Menu has no reviews yet.
- Side Menu Lite was updated more recently: Aug 25, 2026, against Nov 12, 2022 for Sidebar Menu.
- Side Menu Lite is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.0.18 for Sidebar Menu.
- Side Menu Lite has been around longer: since 2019, against 2022 for Sidebar Menu.
Line by line
Side Menu Lite leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Side Menu Lite |  Sidebar Menu |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,617 | #28,596 |
| Active installs | 7K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.3K | 35 |
| Rating | 4.0(12) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.0.18 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.75 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 4 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free