Menubar Widgets
by Hadi khosrojerdi · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 3 other plugins · 120+ installs across the portfolio →
A standard wordpress plugin that helps you add multiple widgets to navigation menu item.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-30%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “menu”, “navigation” and “widget” 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.
47 health vs 56 average across 5,902 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 16.8K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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.
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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41, well behind 7.1.
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 4620 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.7.41; the current branch is 7.1
4.9★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4620 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| menubar | #13 | #7 | 0 |
| menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| navigation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widgets your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “menu”, “navigation” and “widget” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 175 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
12.7y ago
latest release · vv0.1.0 · 10 Mar 2014
1
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.3 years ago; the previous band took 18 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ w0hh4a11.0y ago
This is an amazing plug in – I can’t believe that it is free!! After a few teething problems, I got it to work. And replies to questions were very fast – great support. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ndesign5511.7y ago
great plugin and support
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pinkhare12.0y ago
I love this plugin. Simple, but powerful features. I use this in my theme. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Luis Martins12.0y ago
While definitely useful, the way it attaches plugins to a menu could really be improved. Instead of making all widgets available for every menu option, polluting the interface, it could just add another category of available options, from with the user could drag the widgets as necessary. Other than that, really nice plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dshirac12.1y ago
I love the plugin, one thing is missing: I am too lazy to start writing css, it would be great to release some styling as well… Also- before I installed, wp warn me that this plugin hasn’t been tested with my wp version (4.0), but so far- I think it’s working 🙂 Great work 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stuartobrien12.3y ago
Great plugin. clever UI. does just what I need without bloating up my setup. keep up the good work!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mekaeil12.6y ago
thanks so much for this plugin
Read on wp.org ↗
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A standard wordpress plugin that helps you add multiple widgets to navigation menu item."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 499 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-07-22 200+ → 100+ down after 530 days in tier
- 2023-02-08 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2023-02-04 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-02-03 300+ → 200+ down after 122 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 400+ → 300+ down after 309 days in tier
- 2021-11-29 500+ → 400+ down after 714 days in tier
- 2019-12-16 1K+ → 500+ down after 1522 days in tier
- 2015-10-16 800+ → 1K+ 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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WP Widget in Navigation 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags B -
Bellows Accordion Menu 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
Editor Menu and Widget Access 7K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D -
Max Mega Menu 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Blocksy Companion 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Menu Image, Icons made easy 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
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