Nav Menu Roles vs Export WordPress Menus (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Export WordPress Menus
1.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Nav Menu Roles has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 218 reviews) and leads in active installations (70K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Nav Menu Roles has accumulated 1.8M+ total downloads while Export WordPress Menus has 67K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Nav Menu Roles | Export WordPress Menus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | ◄ | 3.5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 218 | ◄ | 24 |
| Active Installs | 70K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 1.8M+ | ◄ | 67K+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 5 years ago |
| First Released | 2012 | 2017 | |
| Age | 14 years | 9 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.6.0+ | 1.4+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 5.6+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.1.3 | 1.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Nav Menu Roles
Export WordPress Menus
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Nav Menu Roles averaged approximately 920 daily downloads while Export WordPress Menus averaged 12.
Recent Reviews
Nav Menu Roles Reviews
Super Duper
So easy to install, open my menu’s to find the hide button – one click and DONE!
Excellent, worked like a dream
The best plugins are sleek, discreet design, and do the job perfectly, just like this one.
I like good plugins
this is a good plugin
Export WordPress Menus Reviews
Wont work in PHP8
It doesn’t work on PHP 8.1 due to an error in debug_log, and in that case, the download dialog doesn’t appear. However, it works perfectly on PHP 7.4.
Warning Plugin Imports Pages
Plugin imports pages instead of widgets
Fantastic! (Why isn’t this in core?)
This worked out just great, thanks for saving me some time! Great job. It is a little jarring to have to re-import authors, when I know the menus I want to import are only by one author, but I guess t
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