Page Specific Menu Items vs PageMenu (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Page Specific Menu Items
2.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Page Specific Menu Items has a higher user rating (4.6/5 from 52 reviews) and leads in active installations (2.0K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Page Specific Menu Items has accumulated 107K+ total downloads while PageMenu has 28K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Page Specific Menu Items | PageMenu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ◄ | 3.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 52 | ◄ | 14 |
| Active Installs | 2.0K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 107K+ | ◄ | 28K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 8 years ago | ► | 5 years ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2014 | |
| Age | 12 years | 12 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.5+ | 3.4.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 5.2.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.6.5 | 5.1.4 |
Rating Breakdown
Page Specific Menu Items
PageMenu
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Page Specific Menu Items averaged approximately 3 daily downloads while PageMenu averaged 3.
Recent Reviews
Page Specific Menu Items Reviews
Almost there – but not quite
Unless the author can state otherwise, it all works EXCEPT for Woocommerce product category pages, which is a shame because it does work with product pages. So I have a situation where the introductio
Great and Easy to use!
I tried several plugins, most of them don’t work or are hard to be configured. This one is easy and user friendly. Perfect for my multi-language website menu.
Good plugin but
Good plugin but it could be great if only it could handle more than only one menu to assign to pages/posts. Thanks!
PageMenu Reviews
Plugin seems to be no longer maintained
The plugin has not been updated for ages.
Woo issues
This plugin works great as long as you do not use WooCommerce. If so – your ability to add a featured image is removed… rendering Woo unusable.
Excellent Plugin
This is by far the easiest and best page menu plugin. Can you just please update to the latest version of WP as it kills some other plugins after upgrade and would still like to use this plugin. Well
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