Navception
by Faison · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 2 other plugins · 8.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Embed WordPress Menus inside of other WordPress Menus!
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
-3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “menu”, “menu item” and “menus” 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.
48 health vs 56 average across 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.8%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 11.1K 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.
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 4.0.38, well behind 6.8.
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 4392 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.0.38; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4392 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menu item your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menus your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| submenu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| submenus your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “menu”, “menu item” and “menus” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 175 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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
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
12.0y ago
latest release · v2.0.0 · 22 Oct 2014
2
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Ken Young10.5y ago
My embedded menu items are being output at the root menu level, so my main menu has like 30 items in it. 🙁 Hopefully a fix is possible; this is a great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ isaacmatthias10.7y ago
Excellent plugin that extends the ability to create submenus. This functionality should really be incorporated into the next WordPress update.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ knzgrl10.8y ago
(doesn’t add the menu, just acts as an include for the contents of the menu)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Toni12.0y ago
OMG. Thanks! I have over 50 pages in my site. My site is personal, not commercial – so, I am the low-skilled developer. Without your plugin it was a nightmare just to add one page. Dragging up through 30+ bouncing menu items, screen by screen. I put in a WP request to have your plugin incorporated as a WP Menu standard feature. It should be part of WP. Excellent plugin, thank you very much.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marcel Oerlemans12.0y ago
I’m using it for a couple of sites with large menu’s and it works like a charm! Thanks so much for making this plugin to make our lives easier Faison!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ minicyclist12.3y ago
Great plugin. As a newcomer to wordpress I expected this functionality to be included as standard. Navception makes it possible to resuse menus and preserve consistency across a UI.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sean12.5y ago
This is just what I needed. It works as you’d expect it to, and the nicest thing is that it slots seamlessly into the rest of the menu UI too. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rychu9012.9y ago
I missed this feature in WP so much! Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
4 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 "Embed WordPress Menus inside of other WordPress Menus!"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,343 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-15 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-14 200+ → 300+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2025-10-04 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-03 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-09-29 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-09-26 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-24 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-09-20 200+ → 300+ up after 13 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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Nav Menu Roles 70K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Login or Logout Menu Item 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
WPS Menu Exporter 10K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Editor Menu and Widget Access 7K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
LuckyWP ACF Menu Field 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C
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