Responsive Menu vs WP Tota11y
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| Feature | Responsive Menu v4.7.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | WP Tota11y v1.3.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 70,000+ | 200+ |
| Last updated | October 12, 2026 | September 28, 2026 |
| Editions | Responsive Menu · Responsive Menu Pro ($) | WP Tota11y |
| Pros | Works with any WordPress menu and most themes; Trigger button with aria-expanded and labelled submenus; Live editor with style options and no code | Shows accessibility issues directly on the page; Only loads for logged-in administrators; Filter allows other roles to be added |
| Cons | Desktop and mega menus need the paid Pro edition; Free edition shows upgrade prompts for locked options; Theme catalogue is fetched from the vendor site at runtime | Visual aid only; it does not produce a report; Does not replace manual or screen reader testing; Front-end overlay is for administrators, not visitors |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Hamburger trigger button with aria-expanded, Integrated menu search box, Hide menu items by login state or user role, Multiple menu configurations stored as a custom post type, Shortcodes to place a menu anywhere, Pre-built menu themes loaded from the vendor catalogue, Elementor widget, Locked options show an upgrade message | Loads only for logged-in administrators, Filter wp_tota11y_allowed_roles to change who gets the toolkit, Accessibility overlay on front end and admin |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Elementor | — |
| Requires WordPress | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.3 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | responsive.menu | — |
| Shortcodes | 2 | — |