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Max Mega Menu

by megamenu · 300,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 2 Nov 2026, 30 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

84/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Max Mega Menu
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support36
Reputation60

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Max Mega Menu still maintained?
Yes. Last release 2 Nov 2026, 30 releases in the last 24 months. 2 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Max Mega Menu, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer megamenu since Jul 2014. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Max Mega Menu removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Max Mega Menu safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.3.1). Not on the exploited list. 26 Mar 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Max Mega Menu update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.10.9. No one-star spike after it. 2 Nov 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
megamenu14 Jul 2014 to 3 Nov 2026, 1999 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2014.

Maintenance

Last release
2 days ago
Releases, 24 months
30
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Max Mega Menu
Q1 20242
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20242
Q1 20251
Q2 20252
Q3 20251
Q4 20251
Q1 20264
Q2 202615
Q3 20263
Q4 20261

Last release 2 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (6 reviews). Lifetime: 4.8.

Average rating per quarter for Max Mega Menu
Q1 20264.3
Q2 20265.0
Q3 20265.0
Q4 20265.0

Average rating rose from 4.3 to 5.0 between Q1 2026 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star823
4 star14
3 star16
2 star4
1 star25
Latest low reviews

Security record

2 vulnerabilities on record, all patched (latest fixed in 3.3.1).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
26 Mar 2024Max Mega Menu <= 3.3. - Missing Authorization4.3<= 3.33.3.1Patched before disclosure
11 Oct 2017Max Mega Menu <= 2.3.8 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 2.3.82.41805

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

36% of 11 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

300,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Max Mega Menu
4 May 202611,376
11 May 202619,592
18 May 202627,291
25 May 2026231,916
1 Jun 2026130,051
8 Jun 202622,507
15 Jun 2026118,071
22 Jun 202628,310
29 Jun 202619,846
6 Jul 202626,655
13 Jul 202614,091
20 Jul 202614,121
27 Jul 202612,597
3 Aug 202611,017
10 Aug 20269,621
17 Aug 20269,823
24 Aug 202610,227
31 Aug 2026120,294
7 Sep 202626,414
14 Sep 2026138,588
21 Sep 202628,029
28 Sep 202618,372
5 Oct 202615,533
12 Oct 202612,429
19 Oct 202617,394
26 Oct 202613,318
2 Nov 20262,013

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 73% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version3.10.9
Authormegamenu
Added3 Jul 2014
Last updated2 Nov 2026
Active installs300,000+
Requires WordPress6.2
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySite Structure & Navigation > Menu Management & Mega Menus
Tagsmenu, mega menu, navigation, mobile menu, responsive menu

Other plugins by this author: Max Mega Menu - StoreFront Integration

Questions

Is Max Mega Menu still maintained?

Yes. Last release 2 Nov 2026, 30 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Max Mega Menu, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer megamenu since Jul 2014.

Was Max Mega Menu removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Max Mega Menu safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.3.1). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Max Mega Menu update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.10.9. No one-star spike after it.

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