Alligator Menu Popup

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.

Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.

wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.

1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 77% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 27 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.

1. ★★★★★ coderiverstudio

   4.7y ago

   Simply works! Thank you.

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2. ★★★★★ rudyodo

   5.1y ago

   Great tool, so simple and efficient! Tnx!

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3. ★★★★★ sock2me

   5.2y ago

   You know when a plugin is easy to find, easy to understand, doesn’t mess up your site and is FREE? Yeah – me neither. This is that plugin. Thank you for being a unicorn. This plugin ROCKS!!!! This topic was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by sock2me.

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4. ★★★★★ Anonymous User 12966443

   7.3y ago

   Lately when you search for popups it’s all lightbox which is in fact not a popup but an overlayer with z-index, which is very misleading. This plugin understands the definition of a popup and makes it true. Thank you!

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5. ★★★★★ Virtualtopia

   8.2y ago

   Installed it, set dimensions of window in settings, but then what? Went to menu, nothing extra there. Couldn’t see instructions for next step or new features in menu items. Then noticed text above plugin entry (after 10 minutes) that said “Add the ‘mpopup’ class to a menu item in a custom menu”. But menu items have no field for class name. Had to delete and try something else.

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6. ★★★★★ oncemenito

   9.1y ago

   Does what it says it does.

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7. ★★★★★ miankhalid2013

   9.8y ago

   I’m using this plugin on my site and it works perfectly fine. However, I’m writing this review to share a very pleasant experience regarding a custom solution. I wanted to open the Read More links on my site in a popup. I tried a well-known plugin with its premium extensions; went through a nightmare of support tickets and correspondence for more than ten days but it didn’t work. Since I was already using the Alligator Menu Popup plugin therefore I decided to approach its author. It wasn’t hard to find and contact Michael Atkins. After a very brief communication Michael delivered an excellent solution very efficiently and for a price that was better than fair. I’m sharing my experience with a view to save the readers of my review from the nightmare that I went through. [ Redacted, do not post the author’s contact URL in reviews. Or any links. ] Khalid Mian This topic was modified 8 years, 4 months ago by Jan Dembowski. This topic was modified 8 years, 4 months ago by Jan Dembowski.

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8. ★★★★★ rmdivito

   10.8y ago

   Thank you for this. Is it possible to have the PU appear in the top left corner? Got this to happen with your regular PU plugin but don’t see how with this menu version. many thanks, Rob

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Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-10-05 600+ → 500+ down after 177 days in tier
2. 2026-04-11 700+ → 600+ down after 3 days in tier
3. 2026-04-08 600+ → 700+ up after 99 days in tier
4. 2025-12-30 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-12-29 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-12-28 700+ → 600+ down after 234 days in tier
7. 2025-05-08 800+ → 700+ down after 310 days in tier
8. 2024-07-02 900+ → 800+ down after 251 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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Alligator Menu Popup: 500+ active installs, 4.8★ (17 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/alligator-menu-popup