WordPress plugin comparison

Sidebar Menu Widget vs Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu

Sidebar Menu Widget

by Weblounge

200+ installs4.6

Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu

by WPBean

90+ installs

At a glance

Sidebar Menu Widget has more active installs: 200+, against 90+ for Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu.
On a typical day, Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu is downloaded about 8 times, Sidebar Menu Widget about 5.
Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu has no reviews yet.
Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Jun 16, 2014 for Sidebar Menu Widget.
Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Sidebar Menu Widget.
Sidebar Menu Widget has been around longer: since 2013, against 2025 for Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu.

Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Sidebar Menu Widget	Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu
Popular rank	#11,607	#16,836
Active installs	200+	90+
Downloads, last 30 days	102	187
Rating	4.6(9)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.5.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.27
Last release	12 years ago	12 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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