Menu Image vs Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side 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
Menu Image leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #402, ahead of Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu at #2,629. Over the last 7 days Menu Image held its place and Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu slipped 2 places. Menu Image has the largest install base, roughly 14× the next: 100K+ active installs against 7K+ for Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu. Downloads this week: Menu Image 1,109 and Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu 321. Ratings: Menu Image 4.5★ from 123 and Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu 4★ from 12 reviews.
| Metric | Menu Image | Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #402 ▬ | #2,629 ▼ 2 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 7K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 1,109 | 321 |
| Rating | 4.5★ (123) | 4★ (12) |
| Last updated | Jul 20, 2025 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Current version | 3.13 | 5.5.3 |
| Best rank on record | #401 | #2,584 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | May 2013 | Feb 2019 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 3 | 0 |
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, Menu Image or Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu?
By active installs, Menu Image: 100K+ sites run it against 7K+ for Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 19, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Menu Image or Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu?
Menu Image, at #402 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu at #2,629. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Menu Image or Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side 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.