Menu Icons vs Ollie Menu Designer (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: Menu Icons at #5 and Ollie Menu Designer at #10. Menu Icons leads on 5 of the 6 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
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.
Ollie Menu Designer
Create custom dropdown & mobile menus using WordPress blocks. Design rich, responsive navigation with any block content in the block editor.
Who leads on what
Menu Icons leads on 5 of the 6 measures we track.
Menu Icons ranks higher on WordPress.org: #5 against #10 in Mega Menu Plugins.
Menu Icons has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 6,000+.
Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: Menu Icons has 851, Ollie Menu Designer has 8. We compare ratings only above 50 reviews each.
Menu Icons has more reviews behind its score: 851 against 8.
Menu Icons was updated more recently, on September 29, 2026; Ollie Menu Designer on September 3, 2026.
Menu Icons was downloaded more in the last 30 days: 75,646 times against 3,924.
Which one to pick
Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.
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, you want the one shipping releases most recently or you want the one being installed faster right now.
Ollie Menu Designer
Ollie Menu Designer does not lead on any measure we track, so pick it only for something these numbers cannot show, such as a feature you need.
Menu Icons vs Ollie Menu Designer side by side
| Menu Icons | Ollie Menu Designer | |
|---|---|---|
| Mega Menu Plugins ranking | #5 | #10 |
| Rating | 4.9 | 5.0 |
| Reviews | 851 | 8 |
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 6,000+ |
| Total downloads | 4,693,224 | 55,680 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 75,646 | 3,924 |
| Last updated | Sep 29, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 |
| First published | Feb 20, 2014 | Sep 12, 2025 |
| 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
Menu Icons ratings
Ollie Menu Designer 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 Menu Icons nor Ollie Menu Designer can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Mega Menu Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Menu Icons vs Ollie Menu Designer: common questions
Is Menu Icons better than Ollie Menu Designer?
Menu Icons leads on 5 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 #10 in Mega Menu Plugins.
Which has more users, Menu Icons or Ollie Menu Designer?
Menu Icons ranks higher on WordPress.org: #5 against #10 in Mega Menu Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Menu Icons or Ollie Menu Designer?
Menu Icons has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 6,000+.
Are Menu Icons and Ollie Menu Designer free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Menu Icons may also sell a paid version or add-ons. Ollie Menu Designer may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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