wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “menu page”
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 page”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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
Page Visits Counter – Lite shows at wp.org #17 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 5K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) not PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #1 2 
Duplicate Page 3M+ · 4.8★ (466)
wp.org #2 3 
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ · 4.6★ (312)
wp.org #3 4 
Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882)
wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too low 5 
Menu Icons by Themeisle – Add Icons to Navigation Menus 100K+ · 4.9★ (851)
wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 
Admin Menu Tree Page View 10K+ · 4.6★ (48)
wp.org #4 2 too high 7 
Responsive Menu – Mobile Menu & Hamburger Menu Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (574)
wp.org #7 8 
Nav Menu Roles 70K+ · 4.9★ (219)
wp.org #8 9 
Sticky Menu & Sticky Header 90K+ · 4.7★ (763)
wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too low 10 
WP Mobile Menu – The Mobile-Friendly Responsive Menu 70K+ · 4.7★ (256)
wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too low 11 
Under Construction 600K+ · 4.8★ (1285)
wp.org #13 2 too low 12 
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) heavy footprint
wp.org #9 ↑2 3 too high 13 
WP Responsive Menu 30K+ · 4.3★ (100)
wp.org #12 1 too high 14 
Simple Page Ordering 100K+ · 4.7★ (131)
wp.org #15 1 too low 15 
WP Menu Icons 20K+ · 4.9★ (139)
wp.org #20 ↑1 5 too low 16 
Page scroll to id 100K+ · 4.9★ (225) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #14 2 too high 17 
Menu Cart for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.6★ (99)
wp.org #22 ↑1 5 too low 18 
Float menu – awesome floating side menu 30K+ · 4.4★ (41)
wp.org #16 2 too high 19 
Iks Menu – WordPress Category Accordion Menu & FAQs 10K+ · 5.0★ (27)
wp.org #23 ↑1 4 too low 20 
Login or Logout Menu Item 20K+ · 4.8★ (23) thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too low 21 
WP Bottom Menu 20K+ · 4.5★ (23) thin reviews
wp.org #24 3 too low 22 
WP Duplicate Page 60K+ · 4.2★ (16) thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↑1 4 too high 23 
Ollie Menu Designer 6K+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #19 ↑1 4 too high 24 Page Visits Counter – Lite 5K+ · 4.0★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↑1 7 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.