Custom Page Menus
by ray.viljoen · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 5 other plugins · 350+ installs across the portfolio →
Custom Page Menus plugin allows custom menus to be defined on a per-page basis.
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈70 estimated
Momentum
+8%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “custom menu”, “custom menus” and “menu widget” 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.
43 health vs 56 average across 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 14.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,187 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.
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 15+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5, well behind 6.8.
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 5666 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.0.5; the current branch is 6.8
3.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5666 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom menus your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menu widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| unique menu your tag | Not checked yet | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “custom menu”, “custom menus” and “menu widget” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 142 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,100 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 70.
Install history since 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Tatianak12213.6y ago
Very useful
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jwallen3rd13.8y ago
Since all users and developers are at different stages of expertise, it is very arrogant to provide any plugin without readily available documentation on how to properly use it. Further more, when you do have users of your plugins presenting questions, concerns and problems, it would be great to see them being actively answered by the developer(s).
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Custom Page Menus plugin allows custom menus to be defined on a per-page basis."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,109 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "menu widget", "unique menu" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 70+ → 60+ down after 113 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 80+ → 70+ down after 101 days in tier
- 2026-03-31 90+ → 80+ down after 19 days in tier
- 2026-03-12 80+ → 90+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-03-09 90+ → 80+ down after 73 days in tier
- 2025-12-26 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-25 90+ → 100+ up after 23 days in tier
- 2025-12-02 100+ → 90+ down after 1121 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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AGCA – Custom Dashboard & Login Page 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag C -
Easy Sidebar Menu Widget 2K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag D - Z Zen Menu Logic 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag D
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IntelliWidget Per Page Custom Menus and Dynamic Content 600+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag D -
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
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