Responsive Vertical Icon Menu
by wpdevart · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 13 other plugins · 43.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
WordPress Responsive Vertical menu plugin is an nice and handy plugin for showing your menu in widget. It's very simple to use.
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Health
B 79/100
Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈760 estimated
Momentum
+25%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “menu” and “sidebar menu” for “submenu” and “sub menu”. “menu” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “submenu” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “sidebar menu” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #22. “sub menu” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
79 health vs 56 average across 5,902 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 63.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
This plugin shipped 3 releases 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 273 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 7 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 21d
7%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 21d
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| responsive vertical menu your tag | #3 | #8 | down 1 |
| sidebar vertical menu your tag | #5 | #12 | down 2 |
| vertical menu your tag | #6 | #14 | down 3 |
| vertical | #10 | #20 | down 1 |
| sidebar menu your tag | #22 | #22 | 0 |
| submenu | #16 | #21 | down 1 |
| responsive menu | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| sub menu | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| wordpress vertical news plugin widget | #18 | #22 | up 1 |
| menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
17 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “menu” and “sidebar menu” for “submenu” and “sub menu”. “menu” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “submenu” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “sidebar menu” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #22. “sub menu” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.5K · 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
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.
3
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v1.7.0 · 2 Feb 2026
71
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 53% 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 “700+”. 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 65% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Dec 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ prowl004.7y ago
Works very well and the support is very good! Highly recommend.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fr10co5.6y ago
fix my problems instantly…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MaxFolmer6.7y ago
There was a small problem with the arrows in the Wpdevart vertical menu. But they solved it quickly and gave me the .css solution to fix it on my production website. Thanks people! This topic was modified 6 years, 4 months ago by MaxFolmer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cdegeus6.7y ago
Nifty little plugin that is working great with Divi.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tinkz6.7y ago
Does exactly what I needed. Great support team too. Needed a font added to the existing suite of fonts. The Team turned it around in a couple of days. Excellent!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ graphiti7.8y ago
Your customer support is just amazing! The plugin works perfect, with all the look and feel as well the functions I needed. But it did not load the google fonts I was using. Just one e-mail to the support team and they solved it! Hope the plugin will be updated more with the fonts and other capabilities, but till then your support was the best! Keep it up!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wpdevart8.8y ago
Hi. We think this is an nice solution for widget menu, you can also add menu icons. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.7.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.1 Responsive Vertical Icon Menu <= 1.5.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'id' ↗2023-03-31 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5.8 Patched in 1.5.9
- Patched Medium · 5.5 Responsive Vertical Icon Menu <= 1.5.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-01-20 CVE-2023-23870 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5.8 Patched in 1.5.9
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.
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 29 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,594 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "sidebar menu", "sidebar vertical menu" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-27 800+ → 700+ down after 250 days in tier
- 2025-10-20 900+ → 800+ down after 142 days in tier
- 2025-05-31 1K+ → 900+ down after 970 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 900+ → 1K+ up
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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Vertical Menu Block for Sidebar Accordion Menu 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
WPB Accordion Menu – Collapsible Vertical Sidebar Responsive Mobile Menu – WooCommerce Category Accordion 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
SM Vertical Menu 300+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D -
WPB Floating Menu or Categories – Sticky Floating Side Menu & Categories with Icons 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags - S Sidebar Menu Widget 200+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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