Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget vs Max Mega Menu
Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.
Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget and Max Mega Menu are close on health (A · 88 vs A · 86). Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget has the stronger support.
Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget moved down one install band, 3K+ to 2K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.
Metric
Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget
Max Mega Menu
Active installsModeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.
2K–3K
300K–400K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 monthsCompares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.
3K+ → 2K+
Stable ✓
Overall health
A · 88 ✓
A · 86
MaintenanceHow recently the plugin was updated.
100/100
100/100
Rating qualityVolume-adjusted review quality.
86/100
96/100 ✓
SupportShare of forum threads marked resolved.
70/100 ✓
50/100
Rating (weighted for review count)
4.4★
4.8★ ✓
Reviews
10
883 ✓
Ranking optimizationHow well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.
92/100 ✓
89/100
Removal riskMaintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.
Low
Low
Last updated
3mo ago
4d ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d
642
161.5K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30dDips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.
-2%
-41%
Install conversionActive installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.
4.1% ✓
2.3%
Category
Admin & Utilities
Admin & Utilities
✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.
Release activity
Navigation menu as Dropdown WidgetMax Mega Menu
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.