Classic Menu in Navigation Block
by WebMan Design | Oliver Juhas · Blocks
Also makes 15 other plugins · 7.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Extending WordPress Navigation block with functionality to display classic menus.
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Health
B 73/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.6K estimated
Momentum
+34%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “classic”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
73 health vs 71 average across 2,522 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.0%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 22.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,577 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 322 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
8%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.8
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| navigation block | #3 | #10 | 0 |
| classic menus | #3 | #8 | 0 |
| navigation your tag | #7 | #17 | 0 |
| classic your tag | #16 | #17 | up 3 |
| site navigation | #11 | #17 | down 4 |
| navigation menus | #15 | #19 | down 1 |
| navigation menu | #23 | #23 | down 5 |
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multilingual your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
15 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “classic”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “block”, “menu” and “multilingual” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
- Already on top for “classic menus” and “navigation block”. #3 and #3 without listing them. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 1 Jan 2024 · 1,035 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
11mo ago
latest release · v1.0.5 · 13 Dec 2025
5
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 64% of the way through.
Install history since 31 Dec 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ basbuis5mo ago
Although I love FSE and the direction it is going, there are two things I really, really don’t like. A simple way to assign page templates, headers and footers to post-types, tags and categories. That’s why I created a plugin for it. On issue less. But the second… not so easy. The FSE navigation block user interface. As a website builder I don’t like it, and for the end-user (client of person who maintains the pages) it’s horror. Your plugin is top, the best, fabulous and some more. The way you created the setup and integration is really superb. Thanks!!! This topic was modified 1 month, 3 weeks ago by basbuis.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Heath Woodward1.6y ago
Great to add that classic control when using an FSE theme.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ elaborate1.6y ago
I was hoping someone else had thought about forwarding classic menus into the Navigation Gutenberg block, and sure enough, there’s a plugin for that.I have a pretty fragile Gutenberg/block editor-based site that both my client and I would prefer I’m the only one who touches. At the same time, my client needs to add/remove menu items without involving me, and the classic menu editor is the perfect solution for that. With this plugin, everyone’s happy.The plugin’s ergonimics are little awkward. I think a better design would’ve been to add an option near the existing “import classic menu” option in the Navigation block, but as long as it works, I’m satisfied.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gregoire Noyelle1.7y ago
A great extension for having real, functional menus in FSE themes.The native block is… how should I put it…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gloria Liuni2.3y ago
Thank you for this plugin. I’m ready for FSE, but my customers are not. 😊 This way they can manage the menu without risking deleting anything.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ davisvilums2.5y ago
Great job, maybe needed some polishing, but it provides exactly that is needed. Gives the Classic Menu Admin and ability to style. It would be great to see the classic menu working on the edit mode when the menu is selected, otherwise it is a little confusing, is it selected or not.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 2 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →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.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Extending WordPress Navigation block with functionality to display classic menus."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,395 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-10 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-08 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-07 1K+ → 2K+ up after 184 days in tier
- 2025-09-04 900+ → 1K+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2025-08-22 800+ → 900+ up after 29 days in tier
- 2025-07-24 700+ → 800+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2025-07-02 600+ → 700+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2025-06-11 500+ → 600+ up after 23 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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Classic Menu Block 7K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D -
Breadcrumb Block 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Breadcrumb NavXT 800K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Max Mega Menu 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Menu Image, Icons made easy 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
Float menu – awesome floating side menu 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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