Nav Menu Collapse
by Robert Noakes · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds functionality to collapse and expand nav menus within the WordPress admin.
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Health
C 60/100
Stale
Active installs
3K+
≈3.9K estimated
Momentum
+20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “ajax”, “all” and “expand” 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.
60 health vs 58 average across 25,752 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.8%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 62.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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: Update recency
Updated 691 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 14 reviews, smoothed to 4.30★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 691 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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
23%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
+0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| collpased your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| collpase your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| collapse | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| nav | #12 | #15 | 0 |
| add collapse | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| nav menus | #15 | #20 | down 1 |
| nav menu | #22 | #19 | down 1 |
| expand collapse | #13 | #11 | down 1 |
| wp nav menus | #22 | #20 | 0 |
| nav menu items | #22 | #17 | 0 |
| ajax your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| all your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| expand your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
13 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “ajax”, “all” and “expand” 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 3.2K · peaks are release surges
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
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
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
1.9y ago
latest release · v2.1.6 · 10 Dec 2024
23
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4.9 years ago; the previous band took 13 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 3 Jun 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ faglork2.0y ago
The only way to handle lots of pages. An absolute must-have. Thank you, thank you, thank you! You really made my day! And I agree with many others – this should be in wordpress core. Together with Nested Pages. Would be awesome …
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ttiefenbach3.1y ago
I don’t know why this isn’t part of WordPress by default! Thanks for making the menu easier to manage and making it free!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ atiqjanbask074.6y ago
Excellent, Very Helpful, Must be default feature in WP
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Joona Nuutinen5.5y ago
This plugin lets you edit large menu structures with ease.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eriktdesign5.7y ago
Simple, to the point, this should absolutely be in core.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ exinator45.7y ago
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ studioavanti6.0y ago
Essential tool to keep long menu building efficient in WordPress. Version 2 brings even more handy features, well done, thanks a lot to share it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dionysios6.2y ago
I have an eshop with more than 1500 categories. This plugin is a saver! Thank you so much from my heart for creating and maintaining this! As other users said this functionality must add in wp core!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.1.6 Fixed: Textdomain loading issue 2.1.6
- — Version 2.1.5 Verified: Functionality for WordPress 6.7 2.1.5
- — Version 2.1.4 Verified: Functionality for WordPress 6.5 2.1.4
- — Version 2.1.3 Verified: Functionality for WordPress 6.2 2.1.3
- — Version 2.1.2 Updated: Third-party scripts Improved: Query arguments Improved: jQuery selectors Removed: PHP_INT_MAX fallback 2.1.2
- — Version 2.1.1 Improved: Asset generation 2.1.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 2 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
1 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds functionality to collapse and expand nav menus within the WordPress admin."
- ! 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 258 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("ajax", "collpase", "collpased" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2021-11-27 2K+ → 3K+ up after 380 days in tier
- 2020-11-12 1K+ → 2K+ up after 498 days in tier
- 2019-07-03 900+ → 1K+ up
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