Privilege Menu
by FuzzGuard · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 4 other plugins · 6.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin allows you to display menu items based on if a user is logged in, logged out or based on the role you have given the user.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “menu”, “menus” and “nav menu” 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 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.7%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 37.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31, 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 2812 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.0.31; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2812 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom walker nav menu | #21 | #13 | 0 |
| menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menus your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| nav menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| nav menus your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| roles your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search 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”, “menus” and “nav menu” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 290 · 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
7.7y ago
latest release · v1.8.4 · 18 Feb 2019
17
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 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 13 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Doc GermaniCus6.1y ago
I have now tested countless plugins, none of them worked with my mega menu! And this part that has not been updated for a long time works perfectly! Thumbs up!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ igota156.5y ago
Muito Bom!! PQP . Salvou tudinho
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ peebz9.5y ago
A great plugin – much appreciated.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Greg Ross11.7y ago
Much easier to deal with menu items you only want to display to certain users than having to hack whatever theme your using!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kay6912.4y ago
The Power of simplicity. THANK YOU!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ abhay.sonak12.5y ago
Very helpful. Very good plugin. Thank you. One feedback – the readme.txt file needs to be more specific. Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nick635268312.6y ago
Works exactly as advertised, very easy to use (even a caveman can do it!), and is exactly what I needed. This is one of my fav. plugins now. For many cases this will replace complicated membership plugins. Thanks a million.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 136 languages, 10 at 90% or more
Plus 112 more locales with partial translations.
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin allows you to display menu items based on if a user is logged in, logged out or based on the ro..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,042 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("menus", "nav menus", "roles" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-16 2K+ → 1K+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2026-02-07 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-02-04 2K+ → 1K+ down after 598 days in tier
- 2024-06-16 3K+ → 2K+ 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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Nav Menu Roles 70K+ installs · 4.9★ · 4 shared tags A -
sTRASHo 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags D -
User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility 80K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
LuckyWP ACF Menu Field 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags C -
Bop Search Box Item Type For Nav Menus 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags D -
Menu Image, Icons made easy 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
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