Easy Digital Downloads – htaccess Editor vs WP Menu Cart
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
WP Menu Cart leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #558, ahead of Easy Digital Downloads – htaccess Editor at #18,310. Over the last 7 days WP Menu Cart slipped 3 places and Easy Digital Downloads – htaccess Editor climbed 484 places. WP Menu Cart has the largest install base, roughly 1000× the next: 70K+ active installs against 70+ for Easy Digital Downloads – htaccess Editor. Downloads this week: WP Menu Cart 3,369 and Easy Digital Downloads – htaccess Editor 28. Ratings: Easy Digital Downloads – htaccess Editor 5★ from 1 and WP Menu Cart 4.6★ from 99 reviews.
| Metric | Easy Digital Downloads – htaccess Editor | WP Menu Cart |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #18,310 ▲ 484 | #558 ▼ 3 |
| Active installs | 70+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 28 | 3,369 |
| Rating | 5★ (1) | 4.6★ (99) |
| Last updated | Feb 3, 2026 | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.0.2 | 3.2.0 |
| Best rank on record | #18,310 | #547 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Nov 2014 | Dec 2012 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 4 |
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, Easy Digital Downloads – htaccess Editor or WP Menu Cart?
By active installs, WP Menu Cart: 70K+ sites run it against 70+ for Easy Digital Downloads – htaccess Editor, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Easy Digital Downloads – htaccess Editor or WP Menu Cart?
WP Menu Cart, at #558 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Easy Digital Downloads – htaccess Editor at #18,310. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Easy Digital Downloads – htaccess Editor or WP Menu Cart 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.