Exclude Pages From Menu vs Nav Menu Roles
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
Nav Menu Roles leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #603, ahead of Exclude Pages From Menu at #2,441. Over the last 7 days Nav Menu Roles slipped 1 place and Exclude Pages From Menu slipped 2 places. Nav Menu Roles has the largest install base, roughly 8.8× the next: 70K+ active installs against 8K+ for Exclude Pages From Menu. Downloads this week: Nav Menu Roles 976 and Exclude Pages From Menu 98. Ratings: Exclude Pages From Menu 3.5★ from 19 and Nav Menu Roles 4.9★ from 219 reviews.
| Metric | Exclude Pages From Menu | Nav Menu Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #2,441 ▼ 2 | #603 ▼ 1 |
| Active installs | 8K+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 98 | 976 |
| Rating | 3.5★ (19) | 4.9★ (219) |
| Last updated | Mar 14, 2021 | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Current version | 3.0 | 2.1.3 |
| Best rank on record | #2,432 | #599 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Apr 2017 | Sep 2012 |
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, Exclude Pages From Menu or Nav Menu Roles?
By active installs, Nav Menu Roles: 70K+ sites run it against 8K+ for Exclude Pages From Menu, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 16, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Exclude Pages From Menu or Nav Menu Roles?
Nav Menu Roles, at #603 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Exclude Pages From Menu at #2,441. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Exclude Pages From Menu or Nav Menu Roles 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.