WordPress plugin comparison
Side Menu Lite vs User role sidebar menu
At a glance
- Side Menu Lite has more active installs: 7K+, against 40+ for User role sidebar menu.
- On a typical day, Side Menu Lite is downloaded about 38 times, User role sidebar menu about 3.
- User role sidebar menu is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.0 from 12 reviews.
- Side Menu Lite was updated more recently: Aug 25, 2026, against Aug 20, 2018 for User role sidebar menu.
- Side Menu Lite is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for User role sidebar menu.
- User role sidebar menu has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Side Menu Lite.
Line by line
Side Menu Lite leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Side Menu Lite |  User role sidebar menu |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,614 | #21,438 |
| Active installs | 7K+ | 40+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.4K | 53 |
| Rating | 4.0(12) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.9.35 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.75 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 8 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 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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