Classic Menus for Block Themes
by Craig Gomes · Blocks
Also makes 1 other plugin · 500+ installs across the portfolio →
Short Description: Re-enable the legacy menu management system alongside block-based WordPress themes.
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Health
D 53/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈530 estimated
Momentum
+32%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “block themes”, “menus” and “wordpress” 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.
53 health vs 71 average across 2,527 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →17%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,582 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 757 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 757 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
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.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| classic menus your tag | #8 | #23 | 0 |
| block themes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menus your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “block themes”, “menus” and “wordpress” 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.
Daily downloads
Since 7 Oct 2024 · 757 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 214 · 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
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
2.1y ago
latest release · v1.1 · 6 Oct 2024
1
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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 35% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 600+ in roughly 141 days.
Install history since 6 Oct 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Mathias1.5y ago
Needed a simple plugin to reactivate classic WP menus in a Block Theme because I’m using the Bellows menu plugin which only works with classic WP menus. This plugin does what it’s supposed to do, no issues!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Short Description: Re-enable the legacy menu management system alongside block-based WordPress themes."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 674 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-29 400+ → 500+ up after 102 days in tier
- 2026-03-19 300+ → 400+ up after 61 days in tier
- 2026-01-17 200+ → 300+ up after 78 days in tier
- 2025-10-31 100+ → 200+ up after 64 days in tier
- 2025-08-28 90+ → 100+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-08-24 80+ → 90+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-08-21 70+ → 80+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2025-08-11 60+ → 70+ up after 10 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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User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility 80K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Shortcode in Menus 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
Advanced Sidebar Menu 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
WPS Menu Exporter 10K+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
Themebeez Toolkit 8K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag A -
Widgets in Menu for WordPress 7K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag D
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