Wield Menu
by alpipego · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 20+ installs across the portfolio →
Make long and complex Navigation Menus wieldable
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈18 estimated
Momentum
-33%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “menus” and “navigation menu” 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 5,904 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 3K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,194 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
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19.
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 1940 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 4 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1940 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| menus your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| navigation menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “menus” and “navigation menu” 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 6 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 78 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
5.3y ago
latest release · v1.2.1 · 12 Jul 2021
8
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 days ago and the previous band took 24 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 20.
Install history since 8 Jul 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Enterprise Branding6.5y ago
I’ve been using this plugin for a little while and just thought I would leave a review. Still works well with the latest WordPress version. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wellbeingtips9.0y ago
I had this problem when working on themes demo as they have all possible page in the menu. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ invisiblue9.6y ago
This plugin does exactly what it claims. I use this in conjunction with Ubermenu.. Ubermenu actually sells a $10 extension that does this same exact thing.. but this plugin does it for free! Thank you mr dev, sir.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jvwx9.8y ago
Was about to give up hope but tried one more search and luckily found your plugin to manage a rather long and complex menu… THANK YOU!
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Make long and complex Navigation Menus wieldable"
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("for developers"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Slack, Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 451 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-21 20+ → 10+ down after 729 days in tier
- 2024-10-22 30+ → 20+ down after 18 days in tier
- 2024-10-04 20+ → 30+ up after 225 days in tier
- 2024-02-22 30+ → 20+ down after 78 days in tier
- 2023-12-06 20+ → 30+ up after 474 days in tier
- 2022-08-19 30+ → 20+ down after 152 days in tier
- 2022-03-20 20+ → 30+ up after 241 days in tier
- 2021-07-22 30+ → 20+ down after 224 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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Purify WP Menus 200+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Menu Icons by Themeisle – Add Icons to Navigation Menus 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility 80K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Nav Menu Roles 70K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Advanced Sidebar Menu 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
WPS Menu Exporter 10K+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B
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