Custom Menu Driven Prev/Next Links
by CodingBee · Admin & Utilities
This plugin lets you display prev/next links at the bottom of your posts, and they are dictated by a custom menu.
45 health vs 54 average across 3,791 Admin & Utilities plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38, 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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4244 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
57
now · peak 147
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
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.
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-10-23 · 1,383 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ susheel kumar11.7y ago
Best plugin for menu prev next posts
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-09-10 20+ → 10+ down after 580 days in tier
- 2024-02-08 30+ → 20+ down after 317 days in tier
- 2023-03-28 20+ → 30+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2023-03-10 30+ → 20+ down
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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AGCA – Custom Dashboard & Login Page 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag C -
Custom Menu Wizard Widget 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag D -
Post Category Prev-Next Link Fix 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag C -
The Menu: Custom mobile navigation with icons 400+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B - C Custom Menu 400+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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F12 Floating Menu, sticky menu for WordPress 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/custom-menu-driven-prevnext-links" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Custom Menu Driven Prev/Next Links — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Custom Menu Driven Prev/Next Links: 10+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/custom-menu-driven-prevnext-links