Mobile Menu vs WP Responsive 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
Mobile Menu leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #577, ahead of WP Responsive Menu at #989. Over the last 7 days Mobile Menu climbed 3 places and WP Responsive Menu held its place. Mobile Menu has the largest install base, roughly 2.3× the next: 70K+ active installs against 30K+ for WP Responsive Menu. Downloads this week: WP Responsive Menu 898 and Mobile Menu 688. Ratings: Mobile Menu 4.7★ from 256 and WP Responsive Menu 4.3★ from 100 reviews.
| Metric | Mobile Menu | WP Responsive Menu |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #577 ▲ 3 | #989 ▬ |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 688 | 898 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (256) | 4.3★ (100) |
| Last updated | Jun 23, 2025 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Current version | 2.8.8 | 3.2.3 |
| Best rank on record | #573 | #977 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Feb 2014 | Mar 2014 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 1 |
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, Mobile Menu or WP Responsive Menu?
By active installs, Mobile Menu: 70K+ sites run it against 30K+ for WP Responsive Menu, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 11, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Mobile Menu or WP Responsive Menu?
Mobile Menu, at #577 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with WP Responsive Menu at #989. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Mobile Menu or WP Responsive 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.