Accessible Dropdown Menus
by Amy Hendrix (sabreuse) · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 210+ installs across the portfolio →
Makes dropdown menus in many WordPress themes keyboard accessible.
45 health vs 56 average across 16,377 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4812 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
70
now · peak 3.8K
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
13.2y ago
latest release · v0.4.1
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-08-04 · 1,385 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 3 reviews to 2018-04-14Reviewers say it's a small, easy fix for keyboard tab navigation in WordPress menus, though one notes it doesn't handle arrow keys or screenreader labels and some CSS tweaking was needed.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ cherryaustin8.4y ago
This tiny plugin enables tab navigation through the WordPress menu bar. It doesn’t allow use of the arrow keys or add screenreader labels. It is, however, a very easy way to improve your site’s navigability.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kboice12.5y ago
Needed to make some adjustments to work with my theme. Works like a charm on a three-level drop-down.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dew_h2o13.2y ago
I had a dropdown menu already coded, but wasn’t working with the tab key. After installing and playing with my CSS code for a bit, I got what I needed. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-07-08 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-07-06 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-07-05 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-07-04 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-07-03 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-07-02 200+ → 100+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2023-06-17 100+ → 200+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2023-06-09 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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