Widget Menuizer
by cornershop · Uncategorized
Also makes 8 other plugins · 11.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Unlock the full potential of the WordPress menu system to create mega menus and more by adding sidebar regions and widgets to your menus.
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Health
B 71/100
Few reviews
Active installs
600+
≈660 estimated
Momentum
+26%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “menus”, “sidebars” and “widgets” 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.
71 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.9%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 15.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 333 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| menus your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sidebars your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widgets your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “menus”, “sidebars” and “widgets” 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 964 · 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
11mo ago
latest release · v1.1.3 · 3 Dec 2025
4
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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 62% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ egocefalo4.0y ago
This sidebar cannot be displayed as it is not from the currently active theme. The sidebar it’s from the active theme, also the plugin generated sidebars give the same error. Looked on support for a fix, found a topic with the same exact problem with no answers and closed. So…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ creativeincomeopportunities5.7y ago
I was going a little squirrelly as I needed to get widget content from another plugin into a custom menu system I was building. While a short-code was available, I couldn’t figure out how to easily get it into the menu system. I was about to set into another lengthy coding session to make my requirements operational but then thought I can’t be alone with this need. A quick search for ‘WordPress widget in menu’ brought me here. Why this isn’t a default option in WordPress is beyond me, as it instantly bridges the gap between sidebars, widgets and menus. This plugin instantly gave me access to building far more complicated and useful menu systems. The fact it allows me to create my own sidebars for inclusion in the menu system is icing on the cake, as I can create unique groupings of widgets to include, without changing the structure of existing work. Thank you Ben Byrne for creating and sharing this extremely useful code. Cheers, Robin Ellins – Electric Applesauce
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lawphoto7.0y ago
just put on my new site. works well.just what i needed. running wp Version 5.3
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zigvt8511.9y ago
As the title states the plugin works great with the latest WordPress have not conflicted with any other plugins yet. Does it what I need it to do. Been looking 2 days for this add on for my project thanks guys!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ IAmNickOrtiz12.1y ago
I love the idea. This is a great way of creating large, easily manageable menus.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kelter12.1y ago
Great idea. Works in many situations without alteration of CSS. Seems also nice for prototyping concepts where custom templates and functions are overkill. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Unlock the full potential of the WordPress menu system to create mega menus and more by adding sidebar regi..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,257 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-14 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-13 600+ → 700+ up after 34 days in tier
- 2026-05-10 700+ → 600+ down after 127 days in tier
- 2026-01-03 800+ → 700+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-12-30 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-28 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-26 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-25 800+ → 700+ down after 115 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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Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars) 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A - W WooSidebars 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C
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Simple Page Sidebars 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C -
Advanced Sidebar Menu 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
RaraTheme Companion 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Themebeez Toolkit 8K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags A
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