Adjust Admin Categories vs Conditional Menus
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Conditional Menus leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #656, ahead of Adjust Admin Categories at #1,796. Over the last 7 days Conditional Menus climbed 2 places and Adjust Admin Categories climbed 4 places. Conditional Menus has the largest install base, roughly 6× the next: 60K+ active installs against 10K+ for Adjust Admin Categories. Ratings: Adjust Admin Categories 5★ from 4 and Conditional Menus 4.4★ from 72 reviews.
| Metric | Adjust Admin Categories | Conditional Menus |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,796 ▲ 4 | #656 ▲ 2 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | — | 2,004 |
| Rating | 5★ (4) | 4.4★ (72) |
| Last updated | Jun 27, 2022 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Current version | 2.2.6 | 1.2.9 |
| Best rank on record | #1,795 | #656 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2014 | Sep 2016 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Adjust Admin Categories or Conditional Menus?
By active installs, Conditional Menus: 60K+ sites run it against 10K+ for Adjust Admin Categories, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 12, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Adjust Admin Categories or Conditional Menus?
Conditional Menus, at #656 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Adjust Admin Categories at #1,796. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Adjust Admin Categories or Conditional Menus alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.