Responsive Select Menu
by sevenspark · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 5 other plugins · 124.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
The Responsive Select Menu plugin automatically turns any WordPress 3 Menu into a select box / dropdown on mobile devices.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
2K+
≈2.9K estimated
Momentum
+19%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “drop down”, “menu” and “responsive” 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.
47 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 219.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,189 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, 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 3260 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.4.34; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 42 reviews, smoothed to 4.19★
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3260 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| drop down your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| select your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “drop down”, “menu” and “responsive” 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 312 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
10.8y ago
latest release · v1.7 · 11 Jan 2016
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 87% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 34 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 3K.
Install history since 16 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ stunley11.5y ago
I was hoping to just have the one menu plugin for my site but the responsive version looks like crap. It has very few options and all it does is collapse the whole menu into 3 bars, which looks awful expanded on mobile. A waste of money.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dylan Ryan11.6y ago
exactly what I was looking for. 🙂 Awesome settings too.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ webmystery11.9y ago
I needed to retrofit an old child theme of twentyeleven to improve on the functionality of the main menu. This plugin did the trick perfectly
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fiedomedia12.0y ago
Works as expected, so I use it for all my responsive WP sites.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Keep2theCode12.1y ago
Other than setting maximum width for when the dropdown menu appears, I didn’t change any default settings. It worked just fine.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DerHerrMeier12.2y ago
Use this plugin on multiple sites, works very well (in 3.9.2 as well). Thanks for your work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ moldero12.5y ago
does not work with woo canvas theme. error: Warning: sprintf() [function.sprintf]: Too few arguments in /nfs/c01/h14/mnt/32365/domains/myurl.com/wp-includes/nav-menu-template.php on line 406
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dbp12.5y ago
Works great with Genesis framework.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.7 Ignore UberMenu Advanced Items Fix notices that occur if UberMenu settings aren’t saved for menu items 1.7
- — Version 1.6 Added UberMenu 3 compatibility Added Cyrillic characters fix (experimental) 1.6
- — Version 1.5.3 Added UberMenu Conditionals compatibility Added filterable first menu item names 1.5.3
- — Version 1.5.2 Resolved WordPress 3.6 Strict Warnings 1.5.2
- — Version 1.5.1 Added ‘License’ to header to avoid installation errors 1.5.1
- — Version 1.5 Improves compatibility with latest versions of UberMenu 1.5
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 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The Responsive Select Menu plugin automatically turns any WordPress 3 Menu into a select box / dropdown on..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,194 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "drop down" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-28 3K+ → 2K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-09-24 2K+ → 3K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-09-20 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-19 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-18 3K+ → 2K+ down after 461 days in tier
- 2025-06-14 4K+ → 3K+ down after 301 days in tier
- 2024-08-17 5K+ → 4K+ down after 310 days in tier
- 2023-10-12 6K+ → 5K+ down after 2 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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WP Mobile Menu – The Mobile-Friendly Responsive Menu 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Responsive Menu 30K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
SlickNav Mobile Menu 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
ACF Nav Menu Field 3K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags C -
Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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