Faster Appearance – Menus
by sevenspark · Uncategorized
Also makes 5 other plugins · 124.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
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Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
200+
≈270 estimated
Momentum
+50%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “appearance”, “fast” and “fix” 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.
51 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 9.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1, 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 4821 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.6.1; the current branch is 6.8
4.9★ over 29 reviews, smoothed to 4.39★
5 of 5 tags set · short description under 30 characters
To rank higher: Last updated 4821 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| appearance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| fast your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| fix your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menus your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slow 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
- “appearance”, “fast” and “fix” 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 93 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
13.2y ago
latest release · v0.1.1 · 20 Aug 2013
2
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; the previous band took 14 months to cross, which places it about 68% of the way through.
Install history since 18 Jan 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ angeljs8.6y ago
Although a much needed plugin, it doesn’t work with the latest WordPress, I’m afraid. 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ damneddani10.6y ago
Awesome plugin! I have more than 100 items in the menu and it was a nightmare when I needed to add more or just to reorder the current ones. After installing this awesome plugin everything is so smooth and fast. Thank you for sharing this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lefut10.8y ago
i downloaded the plug in and it doesnt work with the new 4.4 wordpress version. does someone brought it to work with 4.4??? why is wordrpess not able to solve this long time issue with the stupid f. up menu problems, and cut of menu navi items if longer as 80 wiht a slower php setting. this is so long known and wordpress does nothing against it. with my long wordpress menu i have to move ot another host and it is a pain in the a. please update your plug in for wordpress 4.4 since the programmeers at wordpress are not able to solve this issue by themselfe.. thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cc52rt11.2y ago
It’s works on 4.3! So cool plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dhanang Pratama11.6y ago
Work well in my wordpress blog! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yolko11.6y ago
Still I can not believe ¡¡¡ Thank You ¡¡¡ someone knows something like this for widgets ?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tommybc11.6y ago
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Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ enforcer-9911.7y ago
Plugin worked wonders – no issues so far.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 15 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! 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 514 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "fix" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-15 300+ → 200+ down after 431 days in tier
- 2025-04-10 400+ → 300+ down after 23 days in tier
- 2025-03-18 300+ → 400+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-03-15 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-14 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-12 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-11 300+ → 400+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2025-03-03 400+ → 300+ down after 3 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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Editor Menu and Widget Access 7K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
Speed Made Easy — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility 80K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Nav Menu Roles 70K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Shortcode in Menus 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
Flying Pages: Preload Pages for Faster Navigation & Improved User Experience 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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