Menu Ghost
by Reza Sarailoo · Admin & Utilities
Target menu items by role, device, schedule, and campaign rules using a fast, native conditions interface inside the menu editor.
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Health
B 70/100
Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈20 estimated
Momentum
+34%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “conditional menus”, “menu visibility” and “navigation” 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.
70 health vs 56 average across 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.9%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 691 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 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.
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: Rating quality
Updated 340 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 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ 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.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 15d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 15d
+1.8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ghost | #5 | #13 | down 1 |
| flash menu | #20 | #23 | 0 |
| conditional menus your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menu visibility your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| navigation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| personalization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| user roles your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “conditional menus”, “menu visibility” and “navigation” 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 27 Oct 2025 · 369 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 87 · 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today 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 Sep 2026
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
7 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 "Target menu items by role, device, schedule, and campaign rules using a fast, native conditions interface i..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use cases", "ideal for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,558 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("conditional menus", "menu visibility", "personalization", "user roles" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 10+ → 20+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-10-27 20+ → 10+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-19 20+ → 10+ down
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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Different Menu in Different Pages – Conditional Menu 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Hide Menu Items by Role 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Menu By User Roles 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
User Menu Customizer for HivePress 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Breadcrumb NavXT 800K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP-PageNavi 400K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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