Clever Mega Menu for Visual Composer
by zootemplate · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Fully control over WordPress navigation menus with ease of visual editing from Visual Composer.
Removed from WordPress.org
wp.org closed this plugin on 2026-07-14 — for a security issue. It's no longer installable or updated. If you're running it, plan a replacement: closures are often security-related and WordPress won't warn you.
Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
-52%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “flyout menu”, “mega menu” and “navigation menu” 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.
46 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.0%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 33.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2524 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.3.21; the current branch is 6.8
3.3★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.01★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2524 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| flyout menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mega menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| navigation menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| visual composer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress mega menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “flyout menu”, “mega menu” and “navigation menu” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 207 · 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
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
9.7y ago
latest release · v1.0.0 · 13 Feb 2017
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.8 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 29 Apr 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ hembachrolandcxp7.2y ago
This is only one plugin which works without replace the whole menu system and works with VC. Please update your plugin, it broke the color pickers in the whole website.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ martin17237.9y ago
I purchased the Pro Version of Clever Mega Menu together with WPBakery Page Builder. It’s worth it. I created a mega menu with sub and sub-sub mega menus with full page width. I had some issues to solve with the alignment of the mega menu panels. But the support was great! They sent custom css code to solve all my problems. Many thanks for this. Notice that (as far as I understand) the plugin doesn’t overwrite theme settings for the menu (e.g. line hight, font hight…). To adapt this, you’ll have to edit the theme css (style.css). Hint: If you have anything you want to show to the support team, don’t send attachements with your mail. Use google drive or any other image storage service instead and send the link to the support team.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ clientclicks8.1y ago
I unfortunately purchased the pro version with high hopes, but there was a conflict with my theme’s mobile menu and this plugin didn’t work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Cirrus1148.3y ago
J’ai acheté ce produit. Ce plugin n’est pas complet beaucoup de problèmes. J’ai pris beaucoup de temps à apprendre comment il fonctionnais mais ces fonctions sont très limité. Je ne conseille pas ce Plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ikarus478.4y ago
Хороший плагин, но есть одна проблема. При установке Clever Mega Menu for Visual Composer в WPBakery Page Builder пропадает возможность настройки произвольного цвета элементов. This topic was modified 8 years, 1 month ago by Ikarus47.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dan99.8y ago
Great work!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.0.1). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 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
Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
Not checked yet. The readme could not be read from WordPress.org on this visit.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-01-11 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-10 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-09 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-01-07 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-06 2K+ → 1K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-01-02 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-01 2K+ → 1K+ down after 454 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 4K+ → 2K+ down after 1050 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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Clever Mega Menu for Elementor 1K+ installs · 3.2★ · 4 shared tags F -
RoarDev Mega Menu Builder 20+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Naviplus Menu Builder — installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Come2theweb Multi-Column Menu — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Max Mega Menu 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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