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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “flyout 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 “flyout menu”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

Uplink Admin Menu Manager shows at wp.org #9 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 50+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

301 Redirects – Redirect Manager places #10 on merit, 4.7★ from 578 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 Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882) wp.org #1 2 Sticky Menu & Sticky Header 90K+ · 4.7★ (763) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Menu Cart for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.6★ (99) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Admin Menu Tree Page View 10K+ · 4.6★ (48) wp.org #5 6 WP Menu Cart 8K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Options for Twenty Twenty-One 6K+ · 4.9★ (64) wp.org #7 8 Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 upPrev 1K+ · 4.6★ (126) wp.org #11 ↓2 2 too low 10 301 Redirects – Redirect Manager 300K+ · 4.7★ (578) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect 80K+ · 4.7★ (179) wp.org #14 ↑1 3 too low 12 Htaccess File Editor – Safely Edit Htaccess File 40K+ · 5.0★ (102) wp.org #18 ↓1 6 too low 13 Ultimate Floating Widgets – Make popup sidebars 3K+ · 4.9★ (14) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Frontend Product Editor for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #13 ↑1 1 too high 15 Admin Bar Editor – Toolbar Customization with User Role based access & Custom menus 3K+ · 4.4★ (24) wp.org #17 ↑2 2 too low 16 FooConvert – AI Popup Builder for Flyouts, Overlays & Bars 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 8 too high 17 Double Youpï Refined Admin Dashboard – Admin Theme with Dark Mode & Media Folders 70+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 Polanger Admin Suite – Secure, Control & Customize WordPress Admin 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓2 3 too high 19 Uplink Admin Menu Manager 50+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑2 10 too high 20 Admin Menus Fixed 100+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #19 ↑1 1 too high 21 Precise Expressions Admin Menu Reorganizer Lite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Insight Menu Block — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Shift8 Full Nav 30+ · 3.3★ (4) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 Flyout Menu Awesome by Themes Awesome 10+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #22 2 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.