Multilevel Navigation Menu vs WP Bottom 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
WP Bottom Menu leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,247, ahead of Multilevel Navigation Menu at #9,242. Over the last 7 days WP Bottom Menu held its place and Multilevel Navigation Menu climbed 1 place. WP Bottom Menu has the largest install base, roughly 50× the next: 20K+ active installs against 400+ for Multilevel Navigation Menu. Downloads this week: WP Bottom Menu 831 and Multilevel Navigation Menu 24. Ratings: Multilevel Navigation Menu 5★ from 3 and WP Bottom Menu 4.5★ from 23 reviews.
| Metric | Multilevel Navigation Menu | WP Bottom Menu |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #9,242 ▲ 1 | #1,247 ▬ |
| Active installs | 400+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 24 | 831 |
| Rating | 5★ (3) | 4.5★ (23) |
| Last updated | Jan 6, 2025 | Aug 23, 2026 |
| Current version | 2.0.2 | 2.3.0 |
| Best rank on record | #9,105 | #1,229 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Mar 2020 | Nov 2020 |
| 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, Multilevel Navigation Menu or WP Bottom Menu?
By active installs, WP Bottom Menu: 20K+ sites run it against 400+ for Multilevel Navigation Menu, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 27, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Multilevel Navigation Menu or WP Bottom Menu?
WP Bottom Menu, at #1,247 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Multilevel Navigation Menu at #9,242. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Multilevel Navigation Menu or WP Bottom 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.