Mobile Navigation Menu vs ShiftNav

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health D44

Health C69

Active-install trajectory

Mobile Navigation Menu moved down one install band, 70+ to 60+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Mobile Navigation Menu	ShiftNav
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 44	C · 69 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	51/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	5	68 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	79/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	9.8y ago	1.3y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	69	1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.8%	2.5% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Mobile Navigation MenuShiftNav

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.