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Add menu separators to navigation

by Mark Howells-Mead · Admin & Utilities

Also makes 7 other plugins · 1.6K+ installs across the portfolio →

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Allow separator (HR / line) and unlinked, text-only entries in WordPress' classic navigation menus.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
75 Health · B
Maintenance 75/100
Rating quality 78/100
Support 70/100

75 health vs 54 average across 3,790 Admin & Utilities plugins

900+

Active installs

≈950 estimated

16.3K

Total downloads

since 2016

4.12★

Rating (adjusted)

5.0★ raw · 3 reviews

+103%

134

Downloads · 30d

category median +19%

Directory ranking optimization

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How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

84 / 100

Well optimized

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 84/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 54/100
Listing tuning 100/100

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+103% vs prior 30d
12Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

134

now · peak 176

12630d downloads · Aug 26

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

Add menu separators · #7216 you Max Mega Menu · #164 Menu Image, Icons ma · #405 Float menu · #995

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.

140per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

No release in a year
from wp.org release tags

How 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

5.0y ago

latest release · v2.1.3

13

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

2.1.3 · 5.0y ago2.1.2 · 5.6y ago2.1.1 · 5.6y ago2.0.1 · 6.6y ago2.0.0 · 7.3y ago1.2.0 · 7.8y ago1.1.4.1 · 9.4y ago1.1.4 · 9.7y ago1.1.3 · 10.0y ago1.1.2 · 10.3y ago1.1.1 · 10.3y ago1.1 · 10.3y ago1.0 · 10.3y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v2.1 93%
Older / other versions 6.9%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
900–1K ≈950

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2020-12-06 · 1,416 observations

900Installs · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

Ratings · 3 reviews

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5★
3 4★
0 3★
0 2★
0 1★
0

Details

Version
2.1.3
Last updated
9mo ago
Added
2016-05-04 · 10 yrs old
Requires WP
5.0
Tested up to
6.9.0
Requires PHP
5.6
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Recent reviews

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  1. ★★★★★ siljerud
    5.5y ago

    Very easy to install and use. A real time-saver.

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  2. ★★★★★ holgerhubbs
    9.2y ago

    I need something, I search for it and boom… it’s here! Thank you for this plugin, exactly what I wanted.

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  3. ★★★★★ mikechalmers
    9.6y ago

    Worked well right away. Thanks

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8.1

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✓ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✓ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 2 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Dutch 100%
German (Switzerland) 100%

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-04-07 1K+ → 900+ down after 2 days in tier
  2. 2026-04-05 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in tier
  3. 2026-04-03 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
  4. 2026-04-02 900+ → 1K+ up after 3 days in tier
  5. 2026-03-30 1K+ → 900+ down after 2 days in tier
  6. 2026-03-28 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
  7. 2026-03-27 1K+ → 900+ down after 3 days in tier
  8. 2026-03-24 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier

Competes with

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