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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “line 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 “line menu”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 2 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

Mobile Contact Line shows at wp.org #6 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Unlimited Elements for Elementor places #10 on merit, 4.8★ from 525 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 wp.org
1 Admin Menu Editor 300K+ · 4.6★ (312) wp.org #1 2 Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882) wp.org #2 3 Menu Icons by Themeisle – Add Icons to Navigation Menus 100K+ · 4.9★ (851) wp.org #3 4 Responsive Menu – Mobile Menu & Hamburger Menu Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (574) wp.org #4 5 Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ · 5.0★ (1244) wp.org #5 6 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #14 8 too low 7 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #13 6 too low 8 QuadMenu – Mega Menu 10K+ · 4.5★ (270) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 Albo Pretorio On line 700+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #22 12 too low 11 SlickNav Mobile Menu 3K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Fixed Bottom Menu 4K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 Orbit Fox: Duplicate Page, Menu Icons, SVG Support, Cookie Notice, Custom Fonts & More 100K+ · 4.8★ (317) wp.org #19 6 too low 14 Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212) wp.org #21 7 too low 15 WPB Accordion Menu – Collapsible Vertical Sidebar Responsive Mobile Menu – WooCommerce Category Accordion 10K+ · 4.4★ (54) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 Adminify – White Label, Admin Menu Editor, Login Customizer 6K+ · 4.3★ (109) wp.org #20 4 too low 17 Mobile Contact Line 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #6 11 too high 18 ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu 10K+ · 4.6★ (68) wp.org #23 5 too low 19 Groovy Menu Plugin (Free) 4K+ · 3.6★ (25) wp.org #11 8 too high 20 Chart Block – Visualize Data with Bar, Line, Pie Charts 1K+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 Bulk menu creator 1K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 Add menu separators to navigation 900+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Flavor – Restaurant Menu & Table Reservations 90+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 The Menu: Custom mobile navigation with icons 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 8 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.