WordPress plugin comparison

Sidebar Menu Widget vs WPB Floating Menu or Categories

Sidebar Menu Widget

by Weblounge

200+ installs4.6

WPB Floating Menu or Categories

by WPBean

300+ installs

At a glance

WPB Floating Menu or Categories has more active installs: 300+, against 200+ for Sidebar Menu Widget.
On a typical day, WPB Floating Menu or Categories is downloaded about 7 times, Sidebar Menu Widget about 5.
WPB Floating Menu or Categories has no reviews yet.
WPB Floating Menu or Categories was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Jun 16, 2014 for Sidebar Menu Widget.
WPB Floating Menu or Categories 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 2018 for WPB Floating Menu or Categories.

WPB Floating Menu or Categories leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Sidebar Menu Widget	WPB Floating Menu or Categories
Popular rank	#11,607	#10,799
Active installs	200+	300+
Downloads, last 30 days	101	141
Rating	4.6(9)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.5.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.36
Last release	12 years ago	12 days ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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