Menu Cache vs Menu Duplicator

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Menu Cache

by Ryan Hellyer

Health D46

Menu Duplicator

by Jeremy Ross

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

Menu Cache Menu Duplicator

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Menu Cache	Menu Duplicator
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 46	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.12★	4.31★ ✓
Reviews	3	13 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	44/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	10.8y ago	9d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	170	936 ✓
Category	Performance	Admin & Utilities

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Menu Cache Menu Duplicator

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.