Navigation Menu IDs & Classes
by Aaron T. Grogg · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 2 other plugins · 840+ installs across the portfolio →
To reduce the extraneous WordPress classes and add unique IDs to navigation menus.
46 health vs 54 average across 3,793 Admin & Utilities plugins
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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4126 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
166
now · peak 166
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
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
11.3y ago
latest release · v2.7
9
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-10-25 · 1,385 observations
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
Est. acquisition value
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.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nimmolo10.4y ago
At least some aspect of this plugin seems like it should be available in WordPress core. I understand the rationale for menu items having menu-item-ID, but it’s pretty practical for them to have the slug in there, as this plugin provides. Suggestion for plugin feature – offer option for slug prefix. Like if I have a menu item “updates” I may use the class “updates” elsewhere, but class “menu-item-updates” would target the menu-item for sure. Of course I can currently use double selectors.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ronin Creativos11.6y ago
Didnt really mind it until i bumped into this plugin. works great =) 4 stars cause it doesnt pick up accents when setting the classes, otherwise, awesome.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Doug12.0y ago
Increased the “text to code ratio” by 5% after installation, this is priceless! might be even more if you have many items on the menu. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ helpful_stranger12.5y ago
Easy and indispensible.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cabaj13.6y ago
This should be default behavior!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-01-28 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-01-26 100+ → 200+ up after 36 days in tier
- 2024-12-21 200+ → 100+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2024-12-12 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-11 200+ → 100+ down after 751 days in tier
- 2022-11-21 300+ → 200+ down
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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Max Mega Menu 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Menu Image, Icons made easy 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
Float menu – awesome floating side menu 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A - E Exclude Pages 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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Flexy Breadcrumb 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C - M Menu Duplicator 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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