SideMenu vs Responsive Menu

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

Health A88

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

SideMenu moved down one install band, 1K+ to 900+; Responsive Menu moved down one install band, 80K+ to 70K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	SideMenu	Responsive Menu
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	900–1K	70K–80K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10% ✓	-13%
Overall health	A · 88	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	88/100	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.48★	4.53★ ✓
Reviews	25	574 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100 ✓	83/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	19d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	322	46K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.2%	1.5% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

SideMenuResponsive Menu

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.