wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “admin menu editor”
wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →
For “admin menu editor”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 3 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.
wp.org search ranks on
Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.
We add
A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor shows at wp.org #5 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 55 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ · 4.6★ (312)
wp.org #1 2 
Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423)
wp.org #2 3 
Classic Editor 8M+ · 4.9★ (1251)
wp.org #3 4 
User Role Editor 700K+ · 4.5★ (288)
wp.org #4 5 
Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin 300K+ · 4.9★ (1281)
wp.org #8 ↑3 3 too low 6 
Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882)
wp.org #9 3 too low 7 
Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) not PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #7 ↑3 8 
Adminify – White Label, Admin Menu Editor, Login Customizer 6K+ · 4.3★ (109)
wp.org #6 2 too high 9 
Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 400K+ · 4.9★ (1056)
wp.org #11 ↓3 2 too low 10 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #5 ↑2 5 too high 11 
Nav Menu Roles 70K+ · 4.9★ (219)
wp.org #12 1 too low 12 
Responsive Menu – Mobile Menu & Hamburger Menu Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (574)
wp.org #14 ↓2 2 too low 13 
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) heavy footprint
wp.org #10 ↑5 3 too high 14 
WP Mobile Menu – The Mobile-Friendly Responsive Menu 70K+ · 4.7★ (256)
wp.org #16 ↓3 2 too low 15 
Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ · 4.5★ (354)
wp.org #13 ↓8 2 too high 16 
WPFront User Role Editor 30K+ · 4.5★ (65)
wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 
Htaccess File Editor – Safely Edit Htaccess File 40K+ · 5.0★ (102)
wp.org #22 ↓2 5 too low 18 
WP Responsive Menu 30K+ · 4.3★ (100)
wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too low 19 
BEAR – Bulk Editor for WooCommerce Professional. AI assistant on board (MCP Server) 30K+ · 4.7★ (228) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too high 20 
Iks Menu – WordPress Category Accordion Menu & FAQs 10K+ · 5.0★ (27)
wp.org #24 4 too low 21 
Admin Bar Editor – Toolbar Customization with User Role based access & Custom menus 3K+ · 4.4★ (24) thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↑1 4 too high 22 
Ollie Menu Designer 6K+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #23 ↓2 1 too low 23 
Admin Robots.txt Editor 800+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too high 24 
Maestro: The Inline Admin Menu Editor 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #21 3 too high Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.