W2O Admin Dropdown Menu

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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.

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1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank

Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share 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.

Crossed into this band 11 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ zonebattler

   6.3y ago

   This plugin is absolutely fantastic and I use it in all of my many WordPress installations. Actually, the horizontal admin menus have become so familiar to me that I’m quite irritated when I see a standard WordPress admin menu “right out of the box”. From my point of view, there is little or no room for improvement. However, since the plugin hasn’t been updated for more than two years, there is a “warning” shown on the plugin page in the plugin repository which states: “This plugin hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.” This may prevent new potential users from downloading and testing the plugin. My advice to the developer (if he’s still around): Provide an update, no matter how trivial it may be. Just add “tested for WordPress 5.0 compatibility” or something like that… Your plugin deserves far more attention!

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2. ★★★★★ solysergio

   7.5y ago

   Some users are surprised with the vertical menu. Most users prefer what they know.

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3. ★★★★★ perpetualjon

   8.0y ago

   My old, trusty admin menu plugin started acting strangely with some newer menu items. This little plugin nailed it perfectly. Thanks!!!

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4. ★★★★★ raygulick

   8.2y ago

   I was excited to find this plugin, as Ozh Dropdown Admin Menu is no longer maintained. However, it ignores changes made to the menu by Admin Menu Editor: still displays menu items that were hidden, and does not show reorganization of menu items. That makes it pretty much useless to me. UPDATE: plugin now compatible with Admin Menu Editor. Like W2O even better than Ozh Admin Menu, which I’m going to replace in about 60 sites over the next few days. Good job, Shisher! This topic was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by raygulick. Reason: developer addressed issue

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5. ★★★★★ cheesybeanoz

   8.3y ago

   This does what it was intended to do, so big thanks to the dev.

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6. ★★★★★ Li-An

   9.5y ago

   If you need such a feature, this plugin is interesting. But it seems it does not manage items showing on admin top bar. No more problem with this and it may be an interference with another plugin. This topic was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by Li-An. Reason: found a problem This topic was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by Li-An. This topic was modified 8 years, 10 months ago by Li-An.

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7. ★★★★★ Sergio

   9.7y ago

   This plugin works perfect. It fulfills its function perfectly. Other plugins leave the whole menu unadjusted and with poor visualization, this works very well 🙂

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8. ★★★★★ dittox

   9.8y ago

   win extra space

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

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Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-12-17 200+ → 100+ down after 3 days in tier
2. 2025-12-14 300+ → 200+ down after 79 days in tier
3. 2025-09-26 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in tier
4. 2025-09-23 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-09-22 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
6. 2025-09-20 300+ → 400+ up after 13 days in tier
7. 2025-09-07 400+ → 300+ down after 74 days in tier
8. 2025-06-25 300+ → 400+ up after 6 days in tier

Competes with

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W2O Admin Dropdown Menu: 100+ active installs, 4.9★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/w2o-admin-drop-down-menu