Merge Menus
by watchthedot · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 3 other plugins · 440+ installs across the portfolio →
Quickly add the elements of 1 menu on to another
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
+40%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “menu” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
86 health vs 56 average across 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.0%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,187 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 2 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 18 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 19d
15%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 19d
-0.7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| merge your tag | #2 | #8 | 0 |
| menus | #9 | #21 | up 2 |
| nav menus | #6 | #19 | 0 |
| combine your tag | #20 | #23 | down 1 |
| wordpress menus | #15 | #24 | down 3 |
| page menus | #15 | #22 | 0 |
| menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
15 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 9 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “menu” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 7 Oct 2022 · 1,486 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 591 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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.
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
18d ago
latest release · v1.3.0 · 13 Oct 2026
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 51% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Elías2.4y ago
I was looking for a way to add a menu that is temporary and I do it every year.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Al-Mamun Talukder2.4y ago
This plugin saves you a lot of time trying to manage menu items. Thank you!To author: Please add some description of how to use it as it can be confusing for first time users.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sociallyfamous2.8y ago
It has one functionality only, inside the menu tab, and it allows you to pick one menu to merge with the currently selected menu. Life saver for websites organizing content with menus. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ watchthedot3.6y ago
This is a small plugin, but it’s lightweight and can save a lot of time when creating a menu heavy website
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 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
2 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Quickly add the elements of 1 menu on to another"
- ! 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 793 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-04 400+ → 300+ down after 357 days in tier
- 2025-05-12 600+ → 400+ down after 132 days in tier
- 2024-12-31 500+ → 600+ up after 49 days in tier
- 2024-11-12 700+ → 500+ down after 28 days in tier
- 2024-10-15 600+ → 700+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-10-11 700+ → 600+ down after 38 days in tier
- 2024-09-03 600+ → 700+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-08-31 500+ → 600+ up after 53 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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Ultimate Order Combination 300+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Max Mega Menu 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Menu Image, Icons made easy 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B - D Duplicate Menu 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B
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User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility 80K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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