WordPress plugin comparison

Vertical Menu Widget vs Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu

Vertical Menu Widget

by Daniel Iser

100+ installs3.0

Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu

by WPBean

90+ installs

At a glance

Vertical Menu Widget has more active installs: 100+, 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, Vertical Menu Widget about 3.
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 20, 2011 for Vertical Menu Widget.
Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.1.4 for Vertical Menu Widget.
Vertical Menu Widget has been around longer: since 2011, 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	Vertical Menu Widget	Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu
Popular rank	#13,467	#16,836
Active installs	100+	90+
Downloads, last 30 days	88	187
Rating	3.0(2)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.27
Last release	15 years ago	12 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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