Slide-out Menu vs Max Mega Menu

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

Health D50

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Slide-out Menu moved down one install band, 600+ to 500+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Slide-out Menu	Max Mega Menu
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600	300K–400K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 50	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	9/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	50/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	6	883 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	53/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.9y ago	3d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	156	155.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	8.2% ✓	2.3%
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Slide-out MenuMax 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.