Foodlist
by Denis V (Artprima) · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 2 other plugins · 120+ installs across the portfolio →
Allows you to build restaurant/bar/café menu.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈25 estimated
Momentum
-39%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “eatery”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
48 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 6.9K 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30, 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 3640 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.6.30; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3640 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| eatery your tag | #12 | #6 | 0 |
| café menu your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| menus your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| restaurant your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| restaurant menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “eatery”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “menus”, “restaurant” and “restaurant menu” 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 151 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,300 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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.
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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; the previous band took 17 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 3 Sep 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ edinb9.4y ago
Simple and easy to use and customize.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ isaac8511.1y ago
Simple to use, does exactly what it says. The short code is the perfect for creating separate pages for each menu section.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kyledoesit11.7y ago
This is perfect for my needs. I’m able to put some short code in to a page and set the layout however I want! The only thing that I could suggest to make this better is the permalinks. By this I mean that it creates a /menu/ page that is an archive so for my menu I made a page called /the-menu/ because I can’t find a way to either rename /menu/ or remove it. If this was a feature added I would be happy as a pig in s**t lol
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ andrei_ideahead11.9y ago
thanks a lot!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Wawasi12.1y ago
I was able to build a menu on this site using the Munch theme from eugeneo and this plugin: http://www.dosanchutny.com Quick setup, really appreciate being able to have menus and sections to organize menu items easily.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ millend12.2y ago
At first was a bit skeptical, as it needs some manual css coding, however this is actually what makes it so good and flexible. Due to the new shortcodes was able to get the lightbox image working in minutes. Great job, thank you! In future versions it would maybe be practical to group admin links together, not exactly sure how the links/groups should be, but just just a thought.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ audaciouscreative12.2y ago
This is a great little plugin to help you create good looking custom menus with lots of flexibility to style it to suit your site using the HTML and CSS editors. Intuitive as a developer and as an end user.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ anthuanvasquez12.3y ago
This is a excellent plugin to create a beautiful custom menu. Great job.
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
3 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 "Allows you to build restaurant/bar/café menu."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("for restaurants", "if you want").
- ! 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 886 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "eatery", "restaurant menu" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-03 30+ → 20+ down after 500 days in tier
- 2024-05-21 40+ → 30+ down after 333 days in tier
- 2023-06-23 50+ → 40+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-06-21 40+ → 50+ up after 37 days in tier
- 2023-05-15 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-14 40+ → 50+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2023-04-20 50+ → 40+ down after 112 days in tier
- 2022-12-29 60+ → 50+ down after 1 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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Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B -
Easy restaurant menu manager 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A - R Restaurant Menu Manager 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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MenuMaster – Interactive Mobile-First Restaurant Menu Plugin for WooCommerce 40+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Menukaart – Restaurant Menu & Online Ordering with WooCommerce 20+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
Orderable – Restaurant & Food Ordering System 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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