wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “menu logic”
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 logic”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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
Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu shows at wp.org #8 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 7K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 12 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 14387 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.
Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882)
wp.org #1 2 
Nav Menu Roles 70K+ · 4.9★ (219)
wp.org #2 ↑4 3 
WP Mobile Menu – The Mobile-Friendly Responsive Menu 70K+ · 4.7★ (256)
wp.org #3 4 
Float menu – awesome floating side menu 30K+ · 4.4★ (41)
wp.org #4 5 
Tangible: Loops & Logic 2K+ · 4.9★ (39)
wp.org #5 6 
Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423)
wp.org #11 ↑6 5 too low 7 
Advanced Sidebar Menu 10K+ · 4.5★ (37)
wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too high 8 
Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612)
wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too low 9 
Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132)
wp.org #15 6 too low 10 
WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ · 4.9★ (1917)
wp.org #14 ↓2 4 too low 11 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387)
wp.org #18 7 too low 12 
ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051)
wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too low 13 
Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807)
wp.org #19 6 too low 14 
Catch Sticky Menu 2K+ · 5.0★ (15) thin reviews
wp.org #9 ↑1 5 too high 15 
Flexible Checkout Fields for WooCommerce – WooCommerce Checkout Manager 80K+ · 4.7★ (296)
wp.org #23 ↑1 8 too low 16 
Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7 100K+ · 4.8★ (166)
wp.org #21 5 too low 17 
Conditional Logic Emails, Fields, Redirect for Elementor Forms 2K+ · 4.3★ (12) thin reviews
wp.org #7 ↑1 10 too high 18 
Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212)
wp.org #24 ↓4 6 too low 19 Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu 7K+ · 4.0★ (12) thin reviews
wp.org #8 ↑1 11 too high 20 
CF7 Mate – Contact Form 7 Styler, Multi-Step Forms & Conditional Logic 20K+ · 3.9★ (46)
wp.org #16 4 too high 21 
Groovy Menu Plugin (Free) 4K+ · 3.6★ (25)
wp.org #10 ↑3 11 too high 22 
Bubble Menu – Floating Button Menu with Sticky Navigation 1K+ · 4.2★ (9) thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↑1 9 too high 23 
Easy restaurant menu manager 200+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #20 ↑2 3 too high 24 
Menu Item Types 100+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #22 ↑1 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.