Starter Templates vs Groovy Mega Menu
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| Feature | Starter Templates v4.7.9 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Groovy Mega Menu v1.4.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 4,000+ |
| Last updated | October 20, 2026 | July 3, 2026 |
| Editions | Starter Templates · Essential and Business Toolkits ($) | Groovy Menu (free) · Groovy Mega Menu PRO ($) |
| Pros | Large library of free website and section templates; Works with Elementor, Spectra, Beaver Builder and the block editor; Onboarding installs the needed plugins | Horizontal, vertical, dropdown and one-page menu layouts; Menus saved as presets and placed by shortcode; Works with Elementor, Divi and WPML |
| Cons | Premium templates need a toolkit licence key; AI builder and image features call external services | Pro adds mega menu blocks and more layouts; Calls Google Fonts and Grooni servers for fonts, icon packs and presets; Activating the Pro plugin alongside it deactivates Pro |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Full website template import, Import of site options from a template, AI website builder, Plugin install and activation during onboarding, Licence check for premium templates ($) | Horizontal, vertical, dropdown and one-page menu layouts, Menu presets as a custom post type, Settings screen with AJAX save, Google Fonts loaded for menu text, Local font download from the webfonts helper for admins, Icon pack install from Grooni servers on admin request, Online preset library fetched for admins, WooCommerce cart in the menu, Deactivates the Pro plugin when both are active |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor | Elementor, Divi, WPML |
| Other | ZipWP API | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 6.6 | 4.9.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | api.zipwp.com, fonts.googleapis.com, ipwho.is, api.ipify.org, credits.startertemplates.com, app.zipwp.com, websitedemos.net | api.groovy.grooni.com, fonts.googleapis.com, google-webfonts-helper.herokuapp.com, license.grooni.com, updates.grooni.com |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |