Advanced Sidebar Menu vs Wizhi Submenus
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 #1,662, ahead of Wizhi Submenus at #35,234. Over the last 7 days Advanced Sidebar Menu climbed 2 places and Wizhi Submenus climbed 9,856 places. Advanced Sidebar Menu has the largest install base, roughly 1000× the next: 10K+ active installs against 10+ for Wizhi Submenus. Downloads this week: Advanced Sidebar Menu 838 and Wizhi Submenus 15.
| Metric | Advanced Sidebar Menu | Wizhi Submenus |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,662 ▲ 2 | #35,234 ▲ 9856 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 838 | 15 |
| Rating | 4.5★ (37) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Aug 24, 2026 | Aug 1, 2020 |
| Current version | 9.8.6 | 3.3.5 |
| Best rank on record | #1,657 | #33,674 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2011 | Jul 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
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Advanced Sidebar Menu or Wizhi Submenus?
By active installs, Advanced Sidebar Menu: 10K+ sites run it against 10+ for Wizhi Submenus, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 26, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Advanced Sidebar Menu or Wizhi Submenus?
Advanced Sidebar Menu, at #1,662 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Wizhi Submenus at #35,234. 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 Submenus 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.