SlickNav Mobile Menu
by neilgee · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 7 other plugins · 7.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin adds the option to use the SlickNav Responsive Mobile Menu in place of a regular menu at a designated size.
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
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
+225%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “menu”, “responsive” and “accessible” for “submenu”, “bottom menu” and “dropdown menu”. “menu” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “submenu” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “responsive” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “bottom menu” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “accessible” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “dropdown menu” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
90 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.7%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 110.3K 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 40 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 24 reviews, smoothed to 4.33★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
42
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mobile menu | #4 | #6 | up 11 |
| aria your tag | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| responsive mobile menu | #5 | #9 | 0 |
| accessible mobile menu | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| mobile your tag | #11 | #14 | down 1 |
| mobile responsive menu | #5 | #8 | down 1 |
| wordpress mobile menu | #6 | #10 | 0 |
| accessible your tag | #20 | #19 | up 1 |
| responsive menu | #13 | #14 | down 3 |
| submenu | #13 | #13 | up 1 |
| dropdown menu | #15 | #19 | up 1 |
| bottom menu | #15 | #12 | 0 |
| mobile site | #10 | #16 | up 1 |
| mobile responsive | #10 | #15 | down 1 |
| menu layout | #18 | #18 | 0 |
| mobile top up | #11 | #18 | 0 |
| top menu | #21 | #20 | down 1 |
| mobile plugin | #13 | #18 | up 1 |
| remove menu | #21 | #18 | up 1 |
| right click menu | #23 | #22 | — |
| menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
84 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 59 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “menu”, “responsive” and “accessible” for “submenu”, “bottom menu” and “dropdown menu”. “menu” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “submenu” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “responsive” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “bottom menu” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “accessible” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “dropdown menu” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “mobile”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.3K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.9.4 · 22 Sep 2026
48
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 86% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 18 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 11 Nov 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Vince Pelss4.0y ago
Why is this not part of the Word press core. Sure it is just JS and css, but it is so useful! Menus should often be better built from the page structure, not created manually. I see people asking for this kind of menu all the time. Good luck finding one that works as good as this one. Thank you, thank you thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DH5.3y ago
simple and good
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rino5.8y ago
I set out one morning (with not a lot of time to waste) to add a mobile menu to my site (amidst heavy development). I compiled a list of features that I was after, and once I came across SlickNav Mobile Menu it was great to see that it satisfied all of my requirements, “out of the box” as they say. To the small technical problem I had at the start I received immediate assistance from the plugin author. Thank you very much for this plugin, and keep up the good work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Skylabb7.1y ago
<!– wp:paragraph –> <p class=””>I like how the plugin works. One issue I ran into is that somehow the plugin alters the display of the desktop view of the menu. I don’t have time to troubleshoot it so I ended up using a different mobile nav plugin which didn’t give me the same issue.</p> <!– /wp:paragraph –> This topic was modified 6 years, 9 months ago by Skylabb. This topic was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by Skylabb.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ beelzebomb8.6y ago
I can’t fault this – I can use the non-WP version (coded!) for HTML sites and if I need to insert a blog page, use the WP plugin with no visible change for the user – the user doesn’t know that have moved from an HTML page to a WP page. Also able to mod nicely too. As a web designer, I love this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marties9.4y ago
Easiest to hack with css, great fonctionnalities, good support, tons of options, Happy with it
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shtain9.6y ago
Thank you for this awesom plugin, its works with polylang
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mdallagi9.7y ago
Many thanks to the author of this plugin! Max.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.9.3 09/12/23 Fix Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Updated wp-color-picker to 3.0.3 Fix js for the image uploader in settings 1.9.3
- — Version 1.9.2 26/08/23 Updated wp-color-picker to 3.0.2 1.9.2
- — Version 1.9.1 19/02/21 Update deprecated jQuery calls with jQuery 3.5 1.9.1
- — Version 1.9.0 20/11/20 Updated wp-color-picker to 3.0.0 1.9.0
- — Version 1.8.9 21/07/20 Updated wp-color-picker to 2.1.4 1.8.9
- — Version 1.8.8 27/01/18 Added ‘inline-block’ display to display designated Mobile Menu when outside of mobile view. Updated wp-color-picker to 2.1.3 to be compatible with WP 4.9 1.8.8
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.9.4). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 SlickNav Mobile Menu <= 1.9.2 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-12-09 CVE-2023-51548 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.9.2 Patched in 1.9.3
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 127 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 103 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
3 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin adds the option to use the SlickNav Responsive Mobile Menu in place of a regular menu at a desi..."
- ! 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,489 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-05-24 4K+ → 3K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-05-22 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-05-21 4K+ → 3K+ down after 490 days in tier
- 2024-01-17 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-16 4K+ → 5K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-01-12 5K+ → 4K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-01-10 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-09 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 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★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Responsive Menu 30K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B -
WPtouch – Make your WordPress Website Mobile-Friendly 40K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Definitely allow mobile zooming 7K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Responsive Table 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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