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CRUDE Menus

by RobertGillmer · Uncategorized

Also makes 2 other plugins · 20+ installs across the portfolio →

This plugin allows an admin to create navigation menus by simply pasting a list of comma-separated values into a text box.

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned⚠ Few reviews
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45 Health · D
Maintenance 3/100
Rating quality 76/100
Support 70/100

45 health vs 56 average across 16,380 Uncategorized plugins

High removal-risk signals

63/100

Maintenance 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
  • Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.31, 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.

34 / 100

Under-optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 0/100
WP compatibility 10/100
Rating quality 52/100
Listing tuning 84/100

To rank higher: Last updated 3005 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-06 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+2% vs prior 30d
8Downloads · Sep 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

56

now · peak 148

5230d downloads · Sep 26

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

CRUDE Menus · #52345 you User Menus · #539 Nav Menu Roles · #603 Shortcode in Menus · #762

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “—”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

modeled estimate
0–0 ≈0

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,383 observations

0Installs · Sep 26

Details

Version
1.0.0
Last updated
8.2y ago
Added
2018-06-07 · 8 yrs old
Requires WP
4.9.0
Tested up to
4.9.31
Requires PHP

Recent reviews

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  1. Jennifer Brueske
    8.2y ago

    The fact that you can just copy/paste your complex menu and it knows the post types is amazing. I can’t even begin to tell you how much time this saves! 🙂 Amazing plugin!

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  2. NSquared
    8.2y ago

    I just used this to create a menu in no time! The ability to just put the URL and have it magically pull in the correct post type and title is great. And automatically creating submenus based on indentation is a really nice touch. I would love to see something like this in core for better bulk menu entry/management.

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