Advanced Sidebar Menu vs Wizhi banner images
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 #1,661, ahead of Wizhi banner images at #34,347. Over the last 7 days Advanced Sidebar Menu climbed 2 places and Wizhi banner images slipped 121 places. Advanced Sidebar Menu has the largest install base, roughly 1000× the next: 10K+ active installs against 10+ for Wizhi banner images. Downloads this week: Advanced Sidebar Menu 844 and Wizhi banner images 15.
| Metric | Advanced Sidebar Menu | Wizhi banner images |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,661 ▲ 2 | #34,347 ▼ 121 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 844 | 15 |
| Rating | 4.5★ (37) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Aug 24, 2026 | Jun 4, 2016 |
| Current version | 9.8.6 | 1.2 |
| Best rank on record | #1,657 | #32,033 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2011 | Aug 2014 |
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
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Advanced Sidebar Menu or Wizhi banner images?
By active installs, Advanced Sidebar Menu: 10K+ sites run it against 10+ for Wizhi banner images, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 27, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Advanced Sidebar Menu or Wizhi banner images?
Advanced Sidebar Menu, at #1,661 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Wizhi banner images at #34,347. 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 Wizhi banner images 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.