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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “slide 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 “slide menu”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

OffCanvas / Drawer – add sleek slide-in panels to any page shows at wp.org #11 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 900+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups places #10 on merit, 4.4★ from 859 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882) wp.org #1 2 Responsive Menu – Mobile Menu & Hamburger Menu Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (574) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 WP Responsive Menu 30K+ · 4.3★ (100) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #4 5 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ · 4.6★ (742) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too low 6 Menu Cart for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.6★ (99) wp.org #6 7 Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too low 8 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #14 ↓1 6 too low 9 WP Menu Cart 8K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups 80K+ · 4.4★ (859) wp.org #20 ↓1 10 too low 11 Ollie Menu Designer 6K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 Offcanvas Mobile Menu 800+ · 4.9★ (18) wp.org #9 ↓2 3 too high 13 Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212) wp.org #22 ↓5 9 too low 14 ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu 10K+ · 4.6★ (68) wp.org #19 ↓4 5 too low 15 Adminify – White Label, Admin Menu Editor, Login Customizer 6K+ · 4.3★ (109) wp.org #23 ↓2 8 too low 16 Groovy Menu Plugin (Free) 4K+ · 3.6★ (25) wp.org #10 ↓2 6 too high 17 Wider Admin Menu 2K+ · 4.7★ (21) wp.org #16 ↓2 1 too high 18 Bellows Accordion Menu 10K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #24 ↓4 6 too low 19 Hover Effects – easily create any hover effect 7K+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too high 20 HT Menu – WordPress Mega Menu Builder for Elementor 3K+ · 2.8★ (9) wp.org #13 ↓3 7 too high 21 Content Slider Block – Bring your content to life with slides 3K+ · 3.2★ (5) wp.org #21 ↓3 22 OffCanvas / Drawer – add sleek slide-in panels to any page 900+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓2 11 too high 23 Gutenify Mega Menu 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓3 8 too high 24 ThemeHunk – Side Cart, Ajax Cart & Menu Cart for WooCommerce 5K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 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.