Exclude Pages From Menu
by Vinod Dalvi · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 3 other plugins · 98.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
The plugin provides option in the page edit screen to remove page from navigation menu in the front end of site.
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Health
D 42/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
8K+
≈8.5K estimated
Momentum
+48%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “exclude pages”, “exclude pages from menu” and “hide pages” 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.
42 health vs 56 average across 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.1%
of downloads still active
At least 8K of 113.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21.
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 2057 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21; the current branch is 6.8
3.5★ over 19 reviews, smoothed to 3.93★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2057 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| exclude pages your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| exclude pages from menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hide pages your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| remove pages from navigation 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
- “exclude pages”, “exclude pages from menu” and “hide pages” 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 3.6K · 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
5.6y ago
latest release · v3.0 · 14 Mar 2021
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 89% 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 “8K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 51% of the way through.
Install history since 7 Feb 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ cgstation2.5y ago
This plugin adds a small tickbox at the bottom of the page editor (settings bar on the right) to exclude that page from appearing on the typical navigation bar. Simple and straightforward.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rroeske3.9y ago
Thank you to the developer. It works fin with wp 6.1.1
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ svitlo4.0y ago
Itworks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gabeworden4.3y ago
Plugin doesnt work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ afengerle4.5y ago
Just use it as explained! Goto > Edit Page < and scroll all the way down!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Cars104.8y ago
Simply does nothing
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bravura20085.6y ago
I have no idea why this plugin got so many “doesn’t work” reviews. Complete crock of crap. I’m running WP 5.7 and this little gem worked flawlessly out the gate exactly as promised. Being said, I’m also using a plugin that gets rid of the stinkin’ Gutenberg nonsense and goes straight to the classic editor. So in fairness, I cannot speak to those still stuck with Gutenberg. However, if you’re using the classic editor, Exclude Pages From Menu should work like a champ. Thank you to Vinod Dalvi for creating this plugin – works PERFECTLY!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ darkshadow3626.0y ago
Apparently this plugin is no longer working and there is no way to get in contact with the creator or the plugin support. The links go to nothing. Would be nice if the links actually work when you need to get in contact with someone when the plugin no longer works.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.7
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 2 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
2 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The plugin provides option in the page edit screen to remove page from navigation menu in the front end of..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 348 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "hide pages", "remove pages from navigation" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-05 9K+ → 8K+ down after 158 days in tier
- 2025-11-28 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1775 days in tier
- 2021-01-18 20K+ → 10K+ down after 444 days in tier
- 2019-11-01 10K+ → 20K+ up after 426 days in tier
- 2018-09-01 9K+ → 10K+ up after 31 days in tier
- 2018-08-01 8K+ → 9K+ up after 52 days in tier
- 2018-06-10 7K+ → 8K+ up after 33 days in tier
- 2018-05-08 6K+ → 7K+ up after 37 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).
- E Exclude Pages 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags D
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Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Max Mega Menu 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Menu Image, Icons made easy 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B - D Duplicate Menu 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B
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User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility 80K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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