Webfish Dropdown Menu vs Custom Body Class
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
Custom Body Class leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,893, ahead of Webfish Dropdown Menu at #18,031. Over the last 7 days Custom Body Class slipped 5 places and Webfish Dropdown Menu slipped 19 places. Custom Body Class has the largest install base, roughly 125× the next: 10K+ active installs against 80+ for Webfish Dropdown Menu. Downloads this week: Custom Body Class 221 and Webfish Dropdown Menu 20.
| Metric | Webfish Dropdown Menu | Custom Body Class |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #18,031 ▼ 19 | #1,893 ▼ 5 |
| Active installs | 80+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 20 | 221 |
| Rating | no ratings | 5★ (21) |
| Last updated | Mar 17, 2012 | Jul 27, 2025 |
| Current version | 0.9.15 | 0.7.5 |
| Best rank on record | #17,812 | #1,884 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2010 | Jul 2015 |
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, Webfish Dropdown Menu or Custom Body Class?
By active installs, Custom Body Class: 10K+ sites run it against 80+ for Webfish Dropdown Menu, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 22, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Webfish Dropdown Menu or Custom Body Class?
Custom Body Class, at #1,893 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Webfish Dropdown Menu at #18,031. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Webfish Dropdown Menu or Custom Body Class 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.