Giuliomax Menu Builder
by giuliomax · Admin & Utilities
The menu + footer plugin that gives you everything — mega menus, Footer Builder, WooCommerce cart, 50 themes, CTA buttons. 100% free. No Pro version.
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈21 estimated
Momentum
-4%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “hamburger menu”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
87 health vs 56 average across 5,902 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 1.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,194 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.
This plugin shipped 23 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 6 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 9 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hamburger menu your tag | #16 | #17 | down 1 |
| max mega menu | #13 | #14 | up 2 |
| footer wpbakery page builder | #22 | #21 | up 2 |
| footer builder your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mega menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| navigation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
67 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 64 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
- One page off on “hamburger menu”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “footer builder”, “mega menu” and “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 16 May 2026 · 171 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 723 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 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 1 Nov 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.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
23
releases in the last 12 months
6d ago
latest release · v4.3.5 · 28 Oct 2026
23
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 31 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 20.
Install history since 15 May 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Tommaso G. Scibilia5mo ago
Very good plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shishthel5mo ago
really good! simple and intuitive.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jlk935mo ago
Super intuitive and works like a breeze on mobile, allowing to edit even when you’re not at your workstation!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dhaval Verma5mo ago
I have personally tried this on 2 of my websites and on test sites, by far the best one i have used. Providing deep customisation in a free plugin that what blew my mind undoubtedly 5+++ stars
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rapu5mo ago
so many features I thought I paid for it
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ leo23565mo ago
Absolutely love this plugin! You can build a fully customized, professional looking menu in minutes.Highly recommended for anyone who wants full control over their WordPress navigation without writing a single line of code. A must have! This topic was modified 1 month, 3 weeks ago by leo2356. Reason: Title
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marco92g5mo ago
Easy to configure, very flexible and powerful. Modern design with lots of preset and styles. It’s the first menu I see with all those features and the MegaMenu.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fgrb5mo ago
Finally a menu builder that does everything without making you pay for it: Mega Menus, beautiful preset themes, responsive mobile modes, sticky header, entrance animations, all out of the box. Setup is intuitive and the drag-and-drop builder just works. Highly recommended!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 7 languages, 5 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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 17 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 17 of 17 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("designed for", "perfect for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Gutenberg, Divi and 9 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 16 headings and 18 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 13,627 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "hamburger menu" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-03 10+ → 20+ up
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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Max Mega Menu 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Gutenify Mega Menu 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Menu Image, Icons made easy 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
Responsive Menu – Mobile Menu & Hamburger Menu Builder 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Float menu – awesome floating side menu 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A - E Exclude Pages 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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