Menu Based Sidebar
by WP-EXPERTS.IN · Admin & Utilities
Displays child menu items in the sidebar based on the currently selected parent menu item.
79 health vs 65 average across 745 Admin & Utilities plugins
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
113
now · peak 748
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “300+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 400+ in roughly 155 days.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-30 200+ → 300+ up after 303 days in band
- 2025-07-31 100+ → 200+ up after 5 days in band
- 2025-07-26 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in band
- 2025-07-22 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-07-20 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-07-19 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-07-17 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-07-15 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
Competes with
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IntelliWidget Per Page Custom Menus and Dynamic Content 600+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag D -
Mobile Menu Builder for WordPress 600+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag D
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