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Ollie Menu Designer

by Mike McAlister · Blocks

Create custom dropdown & mobile menus using WordPress blocks. Design rich, responsive navigation with any block content in the block editor.

⚠ Few reviews
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87 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 84/100
Support 70/100

87 health vs 67 average across 1,682 Blocks plugins

Directory ranking optimization

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87 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 62/100
Listing tuning 100/100
Support resolution 67/100

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Daily downloads

Since 2025-09-13 · 351 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-6% vs prior 30d
1.5KDownloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

4.2K

now · peak 15.1K

4.3K30d 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

Ollie Menu Designer · #3241 you Max Mega Menu · #164 Responsive Menu · #576 Navigation Block wit · #5562

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.

855per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Actively maintained
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.

15

releases in the last 12 months

2mo ago

latest release · v0.3.1

15

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

0.3.1 · 2mo ago0.3.0 · 3mo ago0.2.9 · 4mo ago0.2.8 · 6mo ago0.2.7 · 6mo ago0.2.6 · 6mo ago0.2.5 · 6mo ago0.2.4 · 9mo ago0.2.3 · 9mo ago0.2.2 · 10mo ago0.2.1 · 10mo ago0.2.0 · 10mo ago0.1.9 · 11mo ago0.1.8 · 11mo ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 56% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v0.3 56%
v0.2 43%
v0.1 0.9%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

modeled estimate
5K–6K ≈5.7K

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

At the current install trend, crossing 6K+ in roughly 88 days.

Install history · since 2025-09-12 · 347 observations

5KInstalls · 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.

Details

Version
0.3.2
Last updated
2d ago
Added
2025-09-12
Requires WP
6.5
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4

Recent reviews

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  1. LeifQ
    4mo ago

    First implementation was a bit challenging and it took some help from a couple of tutorials. But the end result was so good! It will be hard to settle for standard menus now.

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  2. DeepBlue
    5mo ago

    WOW Congratulations for your work, this plugin is the best mega menu / mobile menu for block theme

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  3. maximebj
    6mo ago

    Simple and elegant solution to build awesome mega menus. The panels are separate template parts and can be linked to a menu item in one click. This works well! You don’t need Ollie theme: it works on every block theme. Great job!

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  4. Cyrille Sanson
    8mo ago

    Finally, a system that allows you to customise WordPress menus in block mode. Well done on this plugin!

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  5. Nonos
    9mo ago

    All flexibility and design freedom imaginable but simple and intuitive to use. Great plugin!

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  6. Mariusz Szatkowski
    11mo ago

    It’s a polished, well-architected plugin that delivers a smooth mega-menu/mobile menu experience out of the box. Performance feels snappy, and the UI is intuitive for non-technical users. Well done!

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  7. Micemade
    11mo ago

    I believe this plugin should be integrated into core.

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  8. Gregoire Noyelle
    11mo ago

    What a brilliant idea. I’ve been building full FSE themes for the past two years, and the navigation menu remains the Achilles’ heel of this approach. I’ve been familiar with Mike’s work for a long time, and I have no doubt it’s carried out with the highest standards. Many thanks!!

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Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. Version 0.3.1 Fix memory exhaustion caused by recursive mega menu block rendering 0.3.1
  2. Version 0.3.0 Fix mobile toggle color controls not applying in the block editor on WordPress 7.0+ Resolve color slugs to proper CSS values for editor preview 0.3.0
  3. Version 0.2.9 Allow imported and uncategorized template parts to be selected as menu templates Fix preview error with WordPress Interactivity API import map Edit and create menu templates inline in the Site Editor instead of opening a 0.2.9
  4. Version 0.2.8 Fix close icon in mega menu Improve mega menu resizing Add default top spacing to mega menu Add current-menu-item class for active page highlighting 0.2.8
  5. Version 0.2.7 Fix full-width dropdown menu overflow causing horizontal scrollbar 0.2.7
  6. Version 0.2.6 Fix template creation redirect when WooCommerce is active Fix preview authentication in WordPress 7.0 Hide Ollie Pro notice when Pro is already active 0.2.6

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

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 6 languages, 2 at 90% or more

French (France) 100%
Dutch 96%
Italian 79%
German 65%
German (Formal) 65%
Gujarati 53%

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2026-08-23 4K+ → 5K+ up after 54 days in tier
  2. 2026-06-30 3K+ → 4K+ up after 105 days in tier
  3. 2026-03-17 2K+ → 3K+ up after 13 days in tier
  4. 2026-03-04 1K+ → 2K+ up after 98 days in tier
  5. 2025-11-26 900+ → 1K+ up after 6 days in tier
  6. 2025-11-20 800+ → 900+ up after 7 days in tier
  7. 2025-11-13 700+ → 800+ up after 7 days in tier
  8. 2025-11-06 600+ → 700+ up after 7 days in tier

Competes with

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