wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “register 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 “register menu”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu shows at wp.org #7 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 9 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

Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 1680 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Bulk Media Register 8K+ · 4.5★ (22) thin reviews wp.org #1 2

Nextend Social Login and Register 200K+ · 4.9★ (446) wp.org #4 2 too low 3

Float menu – awesome floating side menu 30K+ · 4.4★ (41) wp.org #2 1 too high 4

QuadMenu – Mega Menu 10K+ · 4.5★ (270) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too low 5

Menu Cart for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.6★ (99) wp.org #5 6

User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility 80K+ · 5.0★ (1281) wp.org #10 ↓4 4 too low 7

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #11 3 too low 9

Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) not PHP-current wp.org #12 ↑2 3 too low 10

Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter 70K+ · 4.6★ (67) wp.org #9 ↑1 1 too high 11

Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #17 ↑2 6 too low 12

User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor 40K+ · 4.7★ (738) wp.org #19 ↓2 6 too low 14

WP Menu Cart 8K+ · 4.8★ (23) thin reviews wp.org #8 ↑1 6 too high 15

Orbit Fox: Duplicate Page, Menu Icons, SVG Support, Cookie Notice, Custom Fonts & More 100K+ · 4.8★ (317) not PHP-current wp.org #20 5 too low 16

Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu 7K+ · 4.0★ (12) thin reviews wp.org #7 ↑1 9 too high 17

hCaptcha for WP 70K+ · 4.6★ (88) wp.org #23 ↓3 6 too low 18

WP Telegram Login & Register 800+ · 4.9★ (37) wp.org #24 ↓1 6 too low 19

Bubble Menu – Floating Button Menu with Sticky Navigation 1K+ · 4.2★ (9) thin reviews wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too high 20

WP Register Profile With Shortcode 300+ · 3.5★ (13) thin reviews wp.org #15 5 too high 21

Classic Menu in Navigation Block 2K+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #21 22

JAY Login & Register 100+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #16 6 too high 23

Menu Item Types 100+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #22 1 too high 24

Menu Option 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #18 6 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.