wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “menu hide”
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 “menu hide”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 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
My Wp Brand – Hide menu & Hide Plugin shows at wp.org #10 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
WPS Hide Login 2M+ · 4.8★ (2111)
wp.org #1 2 
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ · 4.6★ (312)
wp.org #2 3 
Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall 100K+ · 4.5★ (373)
wp.org #3 ↑5 4 
Nav Menu Roles 70K+ · 4.9★ (219)
wp.org #4 ↑9 5 
Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882)
wp.org #6 ↓3 1 too low 6 
Menu Icons by Themeisle – Add Icons to Navigation Menus 100K+ · 4.9★ (851)
wp.org #7 1 too low 7 
WP Hide & Security Enhancer 50K+ · 4.3★ (275)
wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too high 8 
Responsive Menu – Mobile Menu & Hamburger Menu Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (576)
wp.org #8 ↓2 9 
WP Mobile Menu – The Mobile-Friendly Responsive Menu 70K+ · 4.7★ (256)
wp.org #9 ↓4 10 
WP Responsive Menu 30K+ · 4.3★ (100)
wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too low 11 
Hide Posts 20K+ · 4.7★ (22) thin reviews
wp.org #11 ↓1 12 
Float menu – awesome floating side menu 30K+ · 4.4★ (41)
wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too low 13 
Iks Menu – WordPress Category Accordion Menu & FAQs 10K+ · 5.0★ (27)
wp.org #15 2 too low 14 
Menu Cart for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.6★ (99)
wp.org #20 6 too low 15 
Hide Page And Post Title 40K+ · 3.6★ (54)
wp.org #14 1 too high 16 
Simple Floating Menu 10K+ · 5.0★ (38)
wp.org #22 ↑1 6 too low 17 
WP Bottom Menu 20K+ · 4.5★ (23) thin reviews
wp.org #19 ↓2 2 too low 18 
WC Hide Shipping Methods 20K+ · 4.2★ (44)
wp.org #23 5 too low 19 
LWS Hide Login 20K+ · 4.7★ (12) thin reviews
wp.org #18 1 too high 20 
Ollie Menu Designer 6K+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #16 4 too high 21 
MM Title Manager — Hide Page and Post Titles 10K+ · 4.4★ (17) thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↑1 22 
Hide Shipping Method For WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.0★ (25)
wp.org #24 2 too low 23 
Hide/Remove Metadata 20K+ · 3.6★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↑2 6 too high 24 My Wp Brand – Hide menu & Hide Plugin 2K+ · 4.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #10 ↓1 14 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.