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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “megamenu”

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 “megamenu”, 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

Easy Mega Menu for WordPress – ThemeHunk shows at wp.org #8 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Image Widget places #8 on merit, 4.9★ from 287 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. 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★ (878) wp.org #1 2 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (488) wp.org #2 3 QuadMenu – Mega Menu 10K+ · 4.5★ (269) wp.org #3 4 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2043) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too low 5 WP Menu Icons 20K+ · 4.9★ (138) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too low 6 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4121) wp.org #17 11 too low 7 WP Rollback – Rollback Plugins and Themes 300K+ · 4.9★ (215) wp.org #19 12 too low 8 Image Widget 100K+ · 4.9★ (287) wp.org #24 16 too low 9 WP Mega Menu 8K+ · 4.4★ (219) wp.org #18 9 too low 10 Navigation Block with Mega Menu 1K+ · 3.5★ (13) wp.org #4 ↑4 6 too high 11 Menu Image, Icons made easy 100K+ · 4.5★ (123) wp.org #22 ↑1 11 too low 12 Max Mega Menu – StoreFront Integration 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #5 ↓1 7 too high 13 ElementsReady Addons for Elementor 3K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 Groovy Menu Plugin (Free) 4K+ · 3.6★ (25) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 HT Menu – WordPress Mega Menu Builder for Elementor 3K+ · 2.8★ (9) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 EasyMega 6K+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #9 7 too high 17 MAS Static Content 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 Static menus | inventivo 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 5 too high 19 News Kit Addons For Elementor 4K+ · 3.3★ (4) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 AR Menu Icons — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 Mega Navify – The Ultimate Mega Menu — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 Opal Mega Menu 400+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #16 6 too high 23 Mystery Themes Demo Importer 6K+ · 2.0★ (4) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Easy Mega Menu for WordPress – ThemeHunk 1K+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↓1 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.