WP Mega Menu
by Themeum · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 12 other plugins · 661.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
WordPress Mega Menu is a responsive, highly customizable drag and drop menu builder plugin. Download free WordPress megamenu plugin.
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
8K+
≈8.6K estimated
Momentum
+36%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “mega menu”, “navigation” and “responsive 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.
43 health vs 56 average across 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 8K of 579.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,187 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 4+ 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 1823 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19; the current branch is 6.8
4.4★ over 219 reviews, smoothed to 4.34★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Last updated 1823 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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| wp megamenu your tag | #18 | #10 | up 1 |
| megamenu your tag | #18 | #9 | 0 |
| mega menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| navigation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
11 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 9 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
- “mega menu”, “navigation” and “responsive 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.8K · 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
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
5.0y ago
latest release · v1.4.2 · 3 Nov 2021
43
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 82% 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 “8K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 63% of the way through.
Install history since 5 May 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ hannibal691.0y ago
Great Plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ adrianvignolo1.7y ago
You can give you own style to it if you know how.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dennis Witjas1.7y ago
I can recommend this menu plugin. It works super for us!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ asme20242.2y ago
Very helpful with great functionality
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dannyfritz2.8y ago
Nice
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ygorwladmir2.8y ago
Super app no WordPress recendo até agora muito bom sem problemas
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ omarnipolan2.9y ago
I love how work, it’s easy, fast and good.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ balcar19883.3y ago
Polecam.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.4.2 Fix: Theme export empty file issue Update: Security update 1.4.2
- — Version 1.4.1 Security Update = 1.4.0 [June 25, 2021] Update: Updated the Import and Export features Update: Security Update = 1.3.9 [June 23, 2021] Update: Security Update = 1.3.8 Fixed: PHP Error fix undefined index container_aria_l 1.4.1
- — Version 1.2.2 Hotfix Update to fix a css build issue 1.2.2
- — Version 1.2.1 Added: Custom social icon support. Added: Two new predefined theme. Added: IcoFont Icon Added: Widget Search Option Added: Text Transform ‘none’ & ‘inherit’ option. Fixed: Cannot save dropdown menu option. Fixed: Cannot 1.2.1
- — Version 1.2.0 Added : IcoFont Icon Added : Widget Search Option Added : Text Transform ‘none’ & ‘inherit’ option. Fixed : Cannot save dropdown menu option. Fixed : Cannot add multi-level dropdown menu icon. Fixed : Multi-level dropdow 1.2.0
- — Version 1.1.9 Added : Manual Menu Implementation Code Generator Added : Manual Menu Implementation ShortCode Generator Added : Manual Menu Implementation Code by Theme Location Fixed : Widget Item Displaced by Menu, col displaced issu 1.1.9
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence2 open vulnerabilities affect the current version (1.4.2). 1 of 3 disclosed are patched.
- 2026-09-16 CVE-2026-92465 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 1.4.2 No patch available
- Patched Medium · 6.5 WP Mega Menu <= 1.3.6 - Unauthenticated Settings Update to Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2020-04-20 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.3.6 Patched in 1.3.7
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 7.4.8 · WP 5.8.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 8 languages, 2 at 90% or more
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
6 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you have", "if you need").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,152 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "responsive menu", "wp-megamenu" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-19 9K+ → 8K+ down after 141 days in tier
- 2026-01-29 10K+ → 9K+ down after 983 days in tier
- 2023-05-22 20K+ → 10K+ down after 1287 days in tier
- 2019-11-12 10K+ → 20K+ up after 376 days in tier
- 2018-11-01 9K+ → 10K+ up after 61 days in tier
- 2018-09-01 8K+ → 9K+ up after 51 days in tier
- 2018-07-12 7K+ → 8K+ up after 40 days in tier
- 2018-06-02 6K+ → 7K+ up after 31 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 -
QuadMenu – Mega Menu 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Easy Mega Menu for WordPress – ThemeHunk 1K+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
Navigation Block with Mega Menu 1K+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
WP Menu Icons 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Ollie Menu Designer 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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