Responsive Navigation Block
by David Smith · Blocks
Complete control over your navigation menus based on screen size including styles and menu items.
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Health
C 69/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+30%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “blocks” and “menus” for “navigation block” and “navigation menus”. “blocks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “navigation block” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “menus” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “navigation menus” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
69 health vs 71 average across 2,527 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.6%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 11.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,580 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 401 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 401 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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.5
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| responsive navigation | #6 | #16 | down 2 |
| navigation block | #12 | #18 | down 2 |
| navigation your tag | #21 | #21 | down 3 |
| navigation menus | #23 | #23 | down 1 |
| mobile navigation | #22 | #18 | down 2 |
| blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menus your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mobile your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
18 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 13 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “blocks” and “menus” for “navigation block” and “navigation menus”. “blocks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “navigation block” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “menus” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “navigation menus” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 3 Oct 2024 · 761 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.9K · 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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
1.1y ago
latest release · v1.0.10 · 27 Sep 2025
4
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 18 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 2 Oct 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ evelec8mo ago
Many thanks for your good plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Yan11mo ago
Great plugin, which definitely should be part of WP core. I can’t understand that WP still doesn’t ship with a proper mobile menu. Are we living in the 80’s???
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Display Only1.0y ago
Super useful menu navigation for different device, I am always struggle
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ManellyC1.5y ago
I appreciate the work @DaveOnWP put into the Responsive Navigation Block plugin. I wanted the Mobile Navigation to be a little different than the Desktop Navigation and tried several plugins to make it happen. They were all rather frustrating. Then I tried Responsive Navigation Bock. So happy. Everything is working beautifully.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Maggie Cabrera2.1y ago
Thanks for providing a solution to this common problem, it is very helpful
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 1 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
6 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Complete control over your navigation menus based on screen size including styles and menu items."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 2 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 11 headings and 11 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,454 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "blocks" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-05-08 900+ → 1K+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2025-04-19 800+ → 900+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2025-03-31 700+ → 800+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2025-03-13 600+ → 700+ up after 20 days in tier
- 2025-02-21 500+ → 600+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2025-02-04 400+ → 500+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2025-01-16 300+ → 400+ up after 31 days in tier
- 2024-12-16 200+ → 300+ up after 23 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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ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B -
WP Mobile Menu – The Mobile-Friendly Responsive Menu 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
WPtouch – Make your WordPress Website Mobile-Friendly 40K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Responsive Menu 30K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Definitely allow mobile zooming 7K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Responsive Table 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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