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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “clickable 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 “clickable menu”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

The Menu: Custom mobile navigation with icons shows at wp.org #9 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 400+ 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

Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 2528 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #4 ↑1 3 too low 2 Make Section & Column Clickable For Elementor 10K+ · 4.8★ (11) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 SlickNav Mobile Menu 3K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Admin Menu Tree Page View 10K+ · 4.6★ (48) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #6 7 Loco Translate 1M+ · 4.8★ (453) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212) wp.org #12 ↓3 4 too low 9 Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528) wp.org #16 ↑3 7 too low 10 Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget 2K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #5 ↓1 5 too high 11 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce – Color, Image & Size Swatches 200K+ · 4.6★ (51) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too high 12 Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ · 4.5★ (187) wp.org #19 ↑5 7 too low 13 No Right Click Images 20K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too low 14 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) wp.org #24 10 too low 15 Easy Hide Admin Menu Items 1K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #11 ↑1 4 too high 16 Interactive Image Map Plugin – Draw Attention 20K+ · 4.9★ (114) wp.org #23 ↓3 7 too low 17 Kaya QR Code Generator 10K+ · 4.4★ (38) wp.org #20 ↑3 3 too low 18 Giuliomax Menu Builder 20+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 Table Of Content Block – Auto-Generate Clickable Table of Contents 3K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #13 ↑1 6 too high 20 Interactive US Map – Create Clickable & Customizable U.S. Maps 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21 Easy restaurant menu manager 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too high 22 The Menu: Custom mobile navigation with icons 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑1 13 too high 23 Uplink Admin Menu Manager 50+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #15 8 too high 24 Tabbed Contents Block – organize content into neat, clickable tabs 700+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.