Menu Icons vs WP Menu Icons (September 2026)
Updated September 7, 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 WP Menu Icons at #7. Menu Icons leads on 4 of the 5 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.
WP Menu Icons
WP Menu Icons allows you to add icons to your WordPress menu items.
Who leads on what
Menu Icons leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track.
Menu Icons ranks higher on WordPress.org: #5 against #7 in Mega Menu Plugins.
Menu Icons has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 20,000+.
Both are rated 4.9 out of 5 (849 and 138 reviews).
Menu Icons has more reviews behind its score: 849 against 138.
Menu Icons was updated more recently, on September 2, 2026; WP Menu Icons on August 24, 2026.
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 or you want the one shipping releases most recently.
WP Menu Icons
WP Menu Icons 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 WP Menu Icons side by side
| Menu Icons | WP Menu Icons | |
|---|---|---|
| Mega Menu Plugins ranking | #5 | #7 |
| Rating | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Reviews | 849 | 138 |
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 20,000+ |
| Total downloads | 4,597,421 | 764,648 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | – | – |
| Last updated | Sep 2, 2026 | Aug 24, 2026 |
| First published | Feb 20, 2014 | May 10, 2018 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free on WordPress.org |
30-day download figures appear after both plugins have 30 days of tracking.
Menu Icons ratings
WP 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 Menu Icons nor WP Menu Icons can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Mega Menu Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Menu Icons vs WP Menu Icons: common questions
Is Menu Icons better than WP Menu Icons?
Menu Icons leads on 4 of the 5 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 #7 in Mega Menu Plugins.
Which has more users, Menu Icons or WP Menu Icons?
Menu Icons ranks higher on WordPress.org: #5 against #7 in Mega Menu Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Menu Icons or WP Menu Icons?
Menu Icons has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 20,000+.
Are Menu Icons and WP Menu Icons free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Menu Icons may also sell a paid version or add-ons. WP Menu Icons may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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