Merge Menus 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 #606, ahead of Merge Menus at #10,559. Over the last 7 days Nav Menu Roles slipped 1 place and Merge Menus climbed 39 places. Nav Menu Roles has the largest install base, roughly 233× the next: 70K+ active installs against 300+ for Merge Menus. Downloads this week: Nav Menu Roles 22,154 and Merge Menus 57. Ratings: Merge Menus 5★ from 4 and Nav Menu Roles 4.9★ from 219 reviews.
| Metric | Merge Menus | Nav Menu Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #10,559 ▲ 39 | #606 ▼ 1 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 57 | 22,154 |
| Rating | 5★ (4) | 4.9★ (219) |
| Last updated | Oct 13, 2026 | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.3.0 | 3.0.0 |
| Best rank on record | #10,487 | #599 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2022 | 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.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Merge Menus or Nav Menu Roles?
By active installs, Nav Menu Roles: 70K+ sites run it against 300+ for Merge Menus, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 29, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Merge Menus or Nav Menu Roles?
Nav Menu Roles, at #606 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Merge Menus at #10,559. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Merge Menus 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.