WordPress plugin comparison

Vertical Menu Widget vs Responsive Vertical Icon Menu

Vertical Menu Widget

by Daniel Iser

100+ installs3.0

Responsive Vertical Icon Menu

by wpdevart

700+ installs5.0

At a glance

Responsive Vertical Icon Menu has more active installs: 700+, against 100+ for Vertical Menu Widget.
On a typical day, Responsive Vertical Icon Menu is downloaded about 17 times, Vertical Menu Widget about 3.
Responsive Vertical Icon Menu is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
Responsive Vertical Icon Menu was updated more recently: Feb 2, 2026, against Jun 20, 2011 for Vertical Menu Widget.
Responsive Vertical Icon Menu is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.1.4 for Vertical Menu Widget.
Vertical Menu Widget has been around longer: since 2011, against 2018 for Responsive Vertical Icon Menu.

Responsive Vertical Icon Menu leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Vertical Menu Widget	Responsive Vertical Icon Menu
Popular rank	#13,467	#7,973
Active installs	100+	700+
Downloads, last 30 days	82	482
Rating	3.0(2)	5.0(7)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.1.4	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.43
Last release	15 years ago	9 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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