wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “responsive mobile 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 “responsive mobile 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
Ollie Menu Designer shows at wp.org #12 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 6K+ 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.
Buried gem
Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder places #6 on merit, 4.5★ from 7322 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
WP Mobile Menu – The Mobile-Friendly Responsive Menu 70K+ · 4.7★ (256)
wp.org #1 2 
Responsive Menu – Mobile Menu & Hamburger Menu Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (576)
wp.org #2 3 
Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882)
wp.org #4 1 too low 4 
WP Responsive Menu 30K+ · 4.3★ (100)
wp.org #3 1 too high 5 
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ · 4.9★ (2003)
wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322)
wp.org #11 ↑3 5 too low 7 
ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu 10K+ · 4.6★ (68)
wp.org #7 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 Responsive Image Slider 30K+ · 4.5★ (248)
wp.org #10 ↑3 1 too low 10 
Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680)
wp.org #14 ↑3 4 too low 11 
SlickNav Mobile Menu 3K+ · 4.8★ (24) thin reviews
wp.org #5 6 too high 12 
QuadMenu – Mega Menu 10K+ · 4.5★ (270)
wp.org #15 3 too low 13 
Post SMTP – Complete Email Delivery and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ · 4.7★ (528)
wp.org #17 ↓6 4 too low 14 
ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051)
wp.org #19 ↑1 5 too low 15 
LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778)
wp.org #22 7 too low 16 
Offcanvas Mobile Menu 800+ · 4.9★ (18) thin reviews
wp.org #9 7 too high 17 
Float menu – awesome floating side menu 30K+ · 4.4★ (41)
wp.org #13 ↓1 4 too high 18 
Five Star Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering 5K+ · 4.6★ (107)
wp.org #24 ↑1 6 too low 19 
Specific Content For Mobile – Customize the mobile version without redirections 4K+ · 4.8★ (31)
wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Ollie Menu Designer 6K+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #12 ↓2 8 too high 21 
Responsive Slideshow – Photo Carousel 2K+ · 5.0★ (10) thin reviews
wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too high 22 
Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering 2K+ · 4.5★ (15) thin reviews
wp.org #21 1 too high 23 
Responsive Slider Gallery – Responsive Image Photo Slider 2K+ · 4.5★ (13) thin reviews
wp.org #23 24 
Toast Mobile Menu – Fast & Lightweight Responsive Navigation 100+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #16 8 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.