wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “off canvas 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 “off canvas menu”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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
Groovy Menu Plugin (Free) shows at wp.org #8 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 4K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.6★ average from 25 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 2528 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Responsive Menu – Mobile Menu & Hamburger Menu Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (576)
wp.org #1 ↑2 2 
Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882)
wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 
Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322)
wp.org #4 1 too low 4 
Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars) 1K+ · 4.8★ (38)
wp.org #2 ↓1 2 too high 5 
Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680)
wp.org #7 2 too low 6 
ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051)
wp.org #9 3 too low 7 
Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612)
wp.org #10 3 too low 8 
WPB Accordion Menu – Collapsible Vertical Sidebar Responsive Mobile Menu – WooCommerce Category Accordion 10K+ · 4.4★ (54)
wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528)
wp.org #13 ↑4 4 too low 10 
Offcanvas Mobile Menu 800+ · 4.9★ (18) thin reviews
wp.org #5 5 too high 11 
QuadMenu – Mega Menu 10K+ · 4.5★ (270)
wp.org #12 1 too low 12 
The Plus Addons for Elementor – Mega Menu, Header Footer, Post Grid, AI Widgets & Templates 100K+ · 4.6★ (388)
wp.org #15 ↑1 3 too low 13 
Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212)
wp.org #16 ↓3 3 too low 14 
Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525)
wp.org #20 6 too low 15 
PowerPack Addons for Elementor: Widgets, Form Styler and Templates 70K+ · 4.8★ (361)
wp.org #21 ↓2 6 too low 16 
ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu 10K+ · 4.6★ (68)
wp.org #14 ↑1 2 too high 17 
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333)
wp.org #18 ↑3 1 too low 18 
HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489)
wp.org #22 ↓2 4 too low 19 
SideMenu 900+ · 4.8★ (25)
wp.org #11 8 too high 20 Groovy Menu Plugin (Free) 4K+ · 3.6★ (25)
wp.org #8 12 too high 21 
GutenKit – Page Builder Blocks, Patterns, and Templates for Gutenberg Block Editor 80K+ · 4.5★ (48)
wp.org #17 ↓3 4 too high 22 
Exclusive Addons for Elementor 50K+ · 4.7★ (47)
wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too high 23 
Bricks Navigator 8K+ · 5.0★ (19) thin reviews
wp.org #24 1 too low 24 
Responsive Addons for Elementor – Free Elementor Addons, Kits and Elementor Templates 3K+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #23 1 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.