Responsive Menu vs ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile 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
Responsive Menu leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #575, ahead of ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu at #1,785. Over the last 7 days Responsive Menu climbed 1 place and ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu climbed 1 place. Responsive Menu has the largest install base, roughly 7× the next: 70K+ active installs against 10K+ for ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu. Ratings: Responsive Menu 4.5★ from 572 and ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu 4.6★ from 68 reviews.
| Metric | Responsive Menu | ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #575 ▲ 1 | #1,785 ▲ 1 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 3,253 | — |
| Rating | 4.5★ (572) | 4.6★ (68) |
| Last updated | Aug 20, 2026 | Jul 31, 2025 |
| Current version | 4.7.3 | 1.8.2 |
| Best rank on record | #575 | #1,784 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Feb 2014 | Mar 2014 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 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, Responsive Menu or ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu?
By active installs, Responsive Menu: 70K+ sites run it against 10K+ for ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 12, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Responsive Menu or ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu?
Responsive Menu, at #575 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu at #1,785. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Responsive Menu or ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile 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.