Duplicate Menu vs Simple Menu
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
Duplicate Menu leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #451, ahead of Simple Menu at #23,752. Over the last 7 days Duplicate Menu slipped 1 place and Simple Menu slipped 59 places. Duplicate Menu has the largest install base, roughly 3333× the next: 100K+ active installs against 30+ for Simple Menu. Downloads this week: Duplicate Menu 3,112 and Simple Menu 21.
| Metric | Duplicate Menu | Simple Menu |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #451 ▼ 1 | #23,752 ▼ 59 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 30+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 3,112 | 21 |
| Rating | 4.6★ (104) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Dec 30, 2025 | Jan 28, 2018 |
| Current version | 0.2.3 | 1.0 |
| Best rank on record | #444 | #23,554 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jul 2012 | Jan 2018 |
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, Duplicate Menu or Simple Menu?
By active installs, Duplicate Menu: 100K+ sites run it against 30+ for Simple Menu, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 27, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Duplicate Menu or Simple Menu?
Duplicate Menu, at #451 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Simple Menu at #23,752. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Duplicate Menu or Simple Menu 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.