Responsive 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
Responsive Menu leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #575, ahead of WP Bottom Menu at #1,247. Over the last 7 days Responsive Menu climbed 1 place and WP Bottom Menu slipped 1 place. Responsive Menu has the largest install base, roughly 3.5× the next: 70K+ active installs against 20K+ for WP Bottom Menu. Ratings: Responsive Menu 4.5★ from 572 and WP Bottom Menu 4.5★ from 23 reviews.
| Metric | Responsive Menu | WP Bottom Menu |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #575 ▲ 1 | #1,247 ▼ 1 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 3,253 | — |
| Rating | 4.5★ (572) | 4.5★ (23) |
| Last updated | Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 23, 2026 |
| Current version | 4.7.3 | 2.3.0 |
| Best rank on record | #575 | #1,229 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Feb 2014 | Nov 2020 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 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.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Responsive Menu or WP Bottom Menu?
By active installs, Responsive Menu: 70K+ sites run it against 20K+ for WP Bottom Menu, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 12, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Responsive Menu or WP Bottom Menu?
Responsive Menu, at #575 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with WP Bottom Menu at #1,247. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Responsive 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.