wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “post 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 “post menu”, 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 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
Menu In Post shows at wp.org #9 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 8 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Post Types Order 600K+ · 4.5★ (296)
wp.org #1 2 
Yoast Duplicate Post 3M+ · 4.7★ (538) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #2 3 
Custom Post Type UI 1M+ · 4.6★ (276)
wp.org #3 ↑7 4 
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ · 4.6★ (312)
wp.org #4 ↓1 5 
Post SMTP – Complete Email Delivery and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ · 4.7★ (528)
wp.org #5 ↓1 6 
Menu Icons by Themeisle – Add Icons to Navigation Menus 100K+ · 4.9★ (851)
wp.org #7 ↓2 1 too low 7 
Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (588)
wp.org #6 1 too high 8 
Nav Menu Roles 70K+ · 4.9★ (219)
wp.org #8 ↓1 9 
Sticky Menu & Sticky Header 90K+ · 4.7★ (763)
wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too low 10 
Post Views Counter 100K+ · 4.9★ (1237)
wp.org #13 ↑9 3 too low 11 
Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) not PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #11 12 
Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories 100K+ · 4.5★ (172)
wp.org #14 ↓2 2 too low 13 
Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1526)
wp.org #24 11 too low 14 
WP Responsive Menu 30K+ · 4.3★ (100)
wp.org #12 ↑1 2 too high 15 
The Post Grid – Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks and Elementor Addon for Post Grid 100K+ · 4.8★ (265)
wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too low 16 
Post Duplicator 200K+ · 4.8★ (80)
wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 
Ultimate Post Kit – Elementor Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider & Blog Layout Widgets 30K+ · 4.8★ (58)
wp.org #17 ↓1 18 
Float menu – awesome floating side menu 30K+ · 4.4★ (41)
wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too high 19 Menu In Post 2K+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #9 ↓1 10 too high 20 
Iks Menu – WordPress Category Accordion Menu & FAQs 10K+ · 5.0★ (27)
wp.org #20 ↓1 21 
Rate My Post – Star Rating Plugin by FeedbackWP 20K+ · 4.7★ (159) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #21 ↓1 22 
WP Bottom Menu 20K+ · 4.5★ (23) thin reviews
wp.org #22 ↓1 23 
Ollie Menu Designer 6K+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too high 24 
Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts 5K+ · 4.7★ (7) 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.