Header Footer Builder for Elementor vs Menu Icons (October 2026)
Updated October 22, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works
Both rank in the WordPress.org Mega Menu Plugins top 10: Header Footer Builder for Elementor at #13 and Menu Icons at #5. Menu Icons leads on 4 of the 6 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Header Footer Builder for Elementor
Header Footer Builder for Elementor — create headers, footers & a mega menu for WordPress & WooCommerce. Beginner-friendly & optimized.
Menu Icons
Menu Icons by Themeisle – Add Icons to Navigation Menus
Add icons to WordPress navigation menus easily — pick from Font Awesome, Dashicons, image icons & more. Style menu items with custom colors & sizes.
Who leads on what
Menu Icons leads on 4 of the 6 measures we track.
Menu Icons ranks higher on WordPress.org: #5 against #13 in Mega Menu Plugins.
Menu Icons has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 30,000+.
Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: Header Footer Builder for Elementor has 5, Menu Icons has 851. We compare ratings only above 50 reviews each.
Menu Icons has more reviews behind its score: 851 against 5.
Header Footer Builder for Elementor was updated more recently, on October 17, 2026; Menu Icons on September 29, 2026.
Menu Icons was downloaded more in the last 30 days: 75,646 times against 21,692.
Which one to pick
Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.
Header Footer Builder for Elementor
Pick Header Footer Builder for Elementor if you want the one shipping releases most recently.
Menu Icons
Pick Menu Icons if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them, you want the plugin more sites already run, you want the score backed by more reviews or you want the one being installed faster right now.
Header Footer Builder for Elementor vs Menu Icons side by side
| Header Footer Builder for Elementor | Menu Icons | |
|---|---|---|
| Mega Menu Plugins ranking | #13 | #5 |
| Rating | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| Reviews | 5 | 851 |
| Active installs | 30,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Total downloads | 268,339 | 4,693,224 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21,692 | 75,646 |
| Last updated | Oct 17, 2026 | Sep 29, 2026 |
| First published | Sep 27, 2025 | Feb 20, 2014 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1.3 | 7.1.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free on WordPress.org |
Downloads per day, last 48 days
Header Footer Builder for Elementor ratings
Menu Icons ratings
How we compare these two
Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Header Footer Builder for Elementor nor Menu Icons can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Mega Menu Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Header Footer Builder for Elementor vs Menu Icons: common questions
Is Header Footer Builder for Elementor better than Menu Icons?
Menu Icons leads on 4 of the 6 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Menu Icons ranks higher on WordPress.org: #5 against #13 in Mega Menu Plugins.
Which has more users, Header Footer Builder for Elementor or Menu Icons?
Menu Icons ranks higher on WordPress.org: #5 against #13 in Mega Menu Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Header Footer Builder for Elementor or Menu Icons?
Menu Icons has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 30,000+.
Are Header Footer Builder for Elementor and Menu Icons free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Header Footer Builder for Elementor may also sell a paid version or add-ons. Menu Icons may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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