SideNav vs ACF Nav Menu Field

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

Health D42

Health C55

Active-install trajectory

ACF Nav Menu Field moved up one install band, 2K+ to 3K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	SideNav	ACF Nav Menu Field
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	3K–4K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+50% ✓
Overall health	—	C · 55 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	5/100	39/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	63/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	3.5★ ✓
Reviews	0	5 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	46/100	68/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.6y ago	1.5y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	34	705 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	14% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

SideNavACF Nav Menu Field

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.