Groovy Mega Menu vs Spectra Legacy
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| Feature | Groovy Mega Menu v1.4.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.6/5 Visit Details | Spectra Legacy v2.20.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 4,000+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | July 3, 2026 | October 9, 2026 |
| Editions | Groovy Menu (free) · Groovy Mega Menu PRO ($) | Spectra Legacy · Spectra Legacy Pro ($) |
| Pros | Horizontal, vertical, dropdown and one-page menu layouts; Menus saved as presets and placed by shortcode; Works with Elementor, Divi and WPML | Large free set of content blocks for the block editor; Popup builder and starter template library included in the free code; Styling blocks for Contact Form 7 and Gravity Forms |
| Cons | 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 | Receives security and compatibility fixes only, with no new features; AI and template features depend on a credit-based ZipWP service |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 | Free content block library (post grid, FAQ, gallery, timeline and more), Popup builder with a spectra-popup post type, Styler blocks for Contact Form 7 and Gravity Forms, Block template library fetched from a remote templates server, AI content generation through Zip AI (credit-based), Google reCAPTCHA keys for form blocks, Upgrade prompts for Spectra Legacy Pro ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor, Divi, WPML | Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms |
| Other | Google Fonts | Google reCAPTCHA, ZipWP, Spectra credit server |
| Requires WordPress | 4.9.7 | 5.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | api.groovy.grooni.com, fonts.googleapis.com, google-webfonts-helper.herokuapp.com, license.grooni.com, updates.grooni.com | api.zipwp.com, credits.startertemplates.com, app.zipwp.com, websitedemos.net, metrics.brainstormforce.com |
| Blocks | — | 17 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 1 |