Advanced Sidebar Menu vs Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars)
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
Advanced Sidebar Menu leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,658, ahead of Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars) at #6,802. Over the last 7 days Advanced Sidebar Menu climbed 4 places and Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars) climbed 4 places. Advanced Sidebar Menu has the largest install base, roughly 10× the next: 10K+ active installs against 1K+ for Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars). Downloads this week: Advanced Sidebar Menu 619 and Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars) 340. Ratings: Advanced Sidebar Menu 4.5★ from 37 and Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars) 4.8★ from 38 reviews.
| Metric | Advanced Sidebar Menu | Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars) |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,658 ▲ 4 | #6,802 ▲ 4 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 619 | 340 |
| Rating | 4.5★ (37) | 4.8★ (38) |
| Last updated | Aug 24, 2026 | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Current version | 9.8.6 | 0.5.9.1 |
| Best rank on record | #1,657 | #6,778 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2011 | Feb 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, Advanced Sidebar Menu or Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars)?
By active installs, Advanced Sidebar Menu: 10K+ sites run it against 1K+ for Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars), according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 31, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Advanced Sidebar Menu or Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars)?
Advanced Sidebar Menu, at #1,658 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars) at #6,802. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Advanced Sidebar Menu or Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars) 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.