wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “disable 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 “disable menu”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 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

Disable Everything shows at wp.org #11 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 30K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 6 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) places #10 on merit, 5.0★ from 423 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 signals wp.org

Disable Gutenberg 500K+ · 5.0★ (735) wp.org #1 2

Disable Comments 1M+ · 4.7★ (281) wp.org #2 3

Menu Icons by Themeisle – Add Icons to Navigation Menus 100K+ · 4.9★ (851) wp.org #4 1 too low 4

Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882) wp.org #6 2 too low 5

Admin Menu Editor 300K+ · 4.6★ (312) wp.org #5 6

Disable Admin Notices – Hide Dashboard Notifications 100K+ · 4.7★ (367) wp.org #7 1 too low 7

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

Disable Comments 100K+ · 3.8★ (25) wp.org #3 5 too high 9

WP Mobile Menu – The Mobile-Friendly Responsive Menu 70K+ · 4.7★ (256) wp.org #12 3 too low 10

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #16 6 too low 11

WP Responsive Menu 30K+ · 4.3★ (100) wp.org #13 2 too low 12

Disable Emails 30K+ · 5.0★ (20) thin reviews wp.org #10 2 too high 13 D Disable XML-RPC 200K+ · 4.1★ (34) wp.org #9 4 too high 14

Float menu – awesome floating side menu 30K+ · 4.4★ (41) wp.org #15 1 too low 15

Disable and Remove Google Fonts | GDPR & DSGVO friendly 100K+ · 4.5★ (46) heavy footprint wp.org #14 1 too high 16

Widget Disable 10K+ · 4.8★ (24) thin reviews wp.org #18 1 too low 18

Iks Menu – WordPress Category Accordion Menu & FAQs 10K+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #23 5 too low 19

Disable Everything 30K+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #11 8 too high 20

Disable Embeds 10K+ · 4.3★ (20) thin reviews wp.org #21 1 too low 21

Ollie Menu Designer 6K+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #19 2 too high 22

Disable Feeds WP 10K+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #22 23

Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes 9K+ · 4.8★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #20 3 too high 24

Simply Disable Comments 8K+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #24

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.