wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “edit 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 “edit menu”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Bulk Menu Edit shows at wp.org #8 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 700+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.7★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder places #8 on merit, 4.5★ from 7322 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Admin Menu Editor 300K+ · 4.6★ (312) wp.org #1 2

Menu Icons by Themeisle – Add Icons to Navigation Menus 100K+ · 4.9★ (851) wp.org #2 3

Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882) wp.org #3 4

Nav Menu Roles 70K+ · 4.9★ (219) wp.org #4 5

PW WooCommerce Bulk Edit 20K+ · 4.9★ (238) wp.org #5 6

Responsive Menu – Mobile Menu & Hamburger Menu Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (574) wp.org #6 7

Gravity Forms – Edit Entries 2K+ · 5.0★ (23) thin reviews wp.org #7 8

Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #18 10 too low 9

Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce – WP Sheet Editor 10K+ · 4.9★ (228) wp.org #16 7 too low 10

Float menu – awesome floating side menu 30K+ · 4.4★ (41) wp.org #9 1 too high 11

Bulky – Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (53) wp.org #12 1 too low 12

Simple Floating Menu 10K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #14 1 too low 14

Admin Menu Tree Page View 10K+ · 4.6★ (48) wp.org #15 1 too low 15

Edit Flow 4K+ · 4.2★ (50) wp.org #13 2 too high 16

Ollie Menu Designer 6K+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #11 5 too high 17

Food Menu – Restaurant Menu & Online Ordering for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (24) thin reviews wp.org #22 5 too low 18

Bulk Edit Categories and Tags – Create Thousands Quickly on the Editor 3K+ · 4.5★ (26) wp.org #23 5 too low 19

Fullscreen Menu 1K+ · 4.7★ (14) thin reviews wp.org #21 2 too low 20

Menu In Post 2K+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #17 3 too high 21

Slash Edit: Admin Shortcuts to Edit Posts and Pages Faster 500+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #19 2 too high 22

ELEX WooCommerce Bulk Edit Products, Prices & Attributes (Basic) 4K+ · 3.7★ (25) wp.org #24 2 too low 23

Always Edit In HTML 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #20 3 too high 24

Bulk Menu Edit 700+ · 3.7★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #8 16 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.