Custom Welcome Messages vs User 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
User Menus leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #539, ahead of Custom Welcome Messages at #27,365. Over the last 7 days User Menus slipped 1 place and Custom Welcome Messages climbed 420 places. User Menus has the largest install base, roughly 4000× the next: 80K+ active installs against 20+ for Custom Welcome Messages. Downloads this week: User Menus 767 and Custom Welcome Messages 16. Ratings: Custom Welcome Messages 4★ from 1 and User Menus 5★ from 1,280 reviews.
| Metric | Custom Welcome Messages | User Menus |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #27,365 ▲ 420 | #539 ▼ 1 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 80K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 16 | 767 |
| Rating | 4★ (1) | 5★ (1,280) |
| Last updated | Jan 9, 2012 | Sep 13, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.1 | 1.3.2 |
| Best rank on record | #26,536 | #534 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jan 2012 | Aug 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, Custom Welcome Messages or User Menus?
By active installs, User Menus: 80K+ sites run it against 20+ for Custom Welcome Messages, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 19, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Custom Welcome Messages or User Menus?
User Menus, at #539 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Custom Welcome Messages at #27,365. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Custom Welcome Messages or User 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.