wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “bottom menu”

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 “bottom menu”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Bekero Mobile Bottom Menu shows at wp.org #14 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 60+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

QuadMenu – Mega Menu places #11 on merit, 4.5★ from 270 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

WP Bottom Menu 20K+ · 4.5★ (23) thin reviews wp.org #1 2

Admin Menu Editor 300K+ · 4.6★ (312) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3

Responsive Menu – Create Mobile-Friendly Menu 70K+ · 4.5★ (573) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4

Sticky Menu & Sticky Header 90K+ · 4.7★ (762) wp.org #6 ↓3 2 too low 5

WP Mobile Menu – The Mobile-Friendly Responsive Menu 70K+ · 4.7★ (256) wp.org #5 ↑18 6

Fixed Bottom Menu 5K+ · 5.0★ (11) thin reviews wp.org #2 4 too high 7

Nav Menu Roles 70K+ · 4.9★ (219) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too low 8

WP Responsive Menu 30K+ · 4.3★ (100) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9

Float menu – awesome floating side menu 30K+ · 4.4★ (41) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10

Simple Floating Menu 10K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too low 11

QuadMenu – Mega Menu 10K+ · 4.5★ (270) wp.org #22 11 too low 12

Ollie Menu Designer 6K+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too high 13

SlickNav Mobile Menu 3K+ · 4.8★ (24) thin reviews wp.org #16 3 too low 14

Five Star Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering 5K+ · 4.6★ (107) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #20 ↓2 6 too low 15

Offcanvas Mobile Menu 800+ · 4.9★ (18) thin reviews wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too low 16

Bottom Admin Toolbar 1K+ · 4.5★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too high 17

Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu 7K+ · 4.0★ (12) thin reviews wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too high 18

Groovy Menu Plugin (Free) 4K+ · 3.6★ (25) wp.org #21 ↓2 3 too low 19

UnoDock – Mobile Bottom Navigation 600+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too high 20

Bubble Menu – Floating Button Menu with Sticky Navigation 1K+ · 4.2★ (9) thin reviews wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too high 21

PRyC WP: Add custom content to post and page (top/bottom) 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #23 ↓3 2 too low 22 P Product Categories/Tags Bottom Description for WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #18 ↓3 4 too high 23

F12 Floating Menu, sticky menu for WordPress 300+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #24 ↓3 1 too low 24

Bekero Mobile Bottom Menu 60+ · 5.0★ (1) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #14 ↓1 10 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.