WP Hamburger vs WP Responsive Menu

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

WP Hamburger

by Fahad Mahmood

Health B80

WP Responsive Menu

by Nirmal Kumar Ram

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

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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	WP Hamburger	WP Responsive Menu
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+25% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 80	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	63/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.5★	4.2★ ✓
Reviews	5	100 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5d ago ✓	2mo ago
Downloads · 30d	280	4.4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.2%	2.9% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

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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.