WordPress plugin comparison
User Menus vs WP API Menus
At a glance
- User Menus has more active installs: 80K+, against 2K+ for WP API Menus.
- On a typical day, User Menus is downloaded about 103 times, WP API Menus about 43.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- User Menus was updated more recently: Sep 13, 2026, against Aug 18, 2020 for WP API Menus.
- User Menus is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.0, against 5.5.0 for WP API Menus.
- WP API Menus has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for User Menus.
Line by line
User Menus leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  User Menus |  WP API Menus |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #542 | #4,887 |
| Active installs | 80K+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.9K | 874 |
| Rating | 5.0(1.3K) | 5.0(8) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.0 | 5.5.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.12 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 6 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | – |
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