Slide-out Menu – Mobile Friendly modern navigation
by Simple Plugins · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 3 other plugins · 600+ installs across the portfolio →
It lets you create beautiful slide-out navigation for your WordPress site. Break down your long ugly menu with a slide-out menu.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈580 estimated
Momentum
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no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “menu”, “mobile menu” and “modern navigation” 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.
50 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.3%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 6K 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1064 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1064 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 | ||
| mobile menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| modern navigation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slide out your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “menu”, “mobile menu” and “modern navigation” 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 404 · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 92% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago and the previous band took 23 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ gediweb2.3y ago
Dont usually review, but had here. This plugin does exactly what you want it to and the customization options are perfect. Has a shortcode and an option to add it to any menu. Great job!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stylise3.0y ago
This plugin is a welcome simple mobile nav solution for those that don’t require a ton of complexity. Very lightweight and functional.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ babiskalogirou3.0y ago
Thank you very much! I loved it! With a bit of css it becomes perfect.Please, don’t abandon it…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Aleenta3.2y ago
This plugin is very easy to use, just use shortcode and setting menu, that’s it! Working so nice with my weesite! I’m glad to use it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Asterisk4.2y ago
This one is very helpful especially if you have lots of menu items, you can just break down the menu and add a slideout menu. It would be even better if it had support for multiple menus.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Aswin Giri4.2y ago
Simple and very easy to set up.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 1 at 90% or more · development strings
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
2 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 "It lets you create beautiful slide-out navigation for your WordPress site. Break down your long ugly menu w..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 454 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("mobile menu", "Modern Navigation", "responsive menu" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-07 600+ → 500+ down after 690 days in tier
- 2024-07-17 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-16 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-15 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-14 600+ → 500+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-07-11 500+ → 600+ up after 100 days in tier
- 2024-04-02 400+ → 500+ up after 78 days in tier
- 2024-01-15 300+ → 400+ up after 103 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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Max Mega Menu 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Mobile Menu – The Mobile-Friendly Responsive Menu 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
QuadMenu – Mega Menu 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Mobile Menu Builder for WordPress 500+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags D -
eDS Responsive Menu 200+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags F -
WP Responsive Menu 30K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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