Material UI Menu Icons – Nifty Menu Options
v1.0.2by Joseph G. · updated 6 years ago
Adds beautiful icons to your WordPress menu items. More menu item options are coming soon!
- Rank
- #13,647
- Up2 vs yesterday
- Active installs (est.)
- ≈ 159
- 100+ reported · High
- Total downloads
- 17.3K
- 17,286 all-time
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- 1 reviews
- Support resolved
- –
- 0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Material UI Menu Icons at a glance
Material UI Menu Icons is a WordPress plugin by Joseph G. with 100+ active installs, the #13,647 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 4 times, 20% more than the month before. It’s rated 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review. Version 1.0.2 came out on Sep 20, 2020, more than 6 years ago. It is tested up to WordPress 5.5.24. Among the 9 plugins tagged “menu icons”, it ranks #5. It was first released in 2018.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 10, 2026, 30 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats90 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Material UI Menu Icons |
|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026 | 4 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 5 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 10 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 7 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 7 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 5 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
≈ 159 · -9.1% in the last 30 days
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| Date | Estimated installs |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 159 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 159 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 159 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 160 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 160 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 159 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 159 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 159 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 159 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 160 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 160 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 159 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 175 |
Rank over time
#13,647
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | #13,647 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | #13,649 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | #13,629 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | #13,630 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | #13,616 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | #13,656 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | #13,656 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | #13,643 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | #13,643 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | #13,631 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | #13,613 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | #13,637 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | #13,659 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | #13,647 |
Growth %
Average -0.73% a day in the last 30 days
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| Date | Growth |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 7, 2026 | -0.31% |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 4, 2026 | +0.63% |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 31, 2026 | -0.63% |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 29, 2026 | +0.63% |
| Oct 28, 2026 | -9.14% |
Active installs band
100+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 100+ |
Search rankings
Where it appears in WordPress.org search for the searches you track, checked every day.
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Change log
From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org- Rank #13659 → #13616
- Tested up to 5.5.23 → 5.5.24
Versions in use
Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.
- v1.0100%
Rating trend
5.0★★★★★1 reviews · steady in the last 30 days
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 1.0.2
- Requires WordPress
- 4.5
- Tested up to
- 5.5.24
- Requires PHP
- 5.4
- First released
- Jun 15, 2018
- Last updated
- Sep 20, 2020
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Material UI Menu Icons
How many websites use Material UI Menu Icons?
Material UI Menu Icons is active on 100+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #13,647 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.
How many times has Material UI Menu Icons been downloaded?
17,286 times in total since 2018. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 4 times. See download stats
When was Material UI Menu Icons last updated?
Version 1.0.2 came out on Sep 20, 2020 (6 years ago).
Is Material UI Menu Icons compatible with the latest WordPress?
Material UI Menu Icons’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 5.5.24, while the current version is 7.1. That doesn’t mean it breaks, but its author hasn’t confirmed it works with the latest releases.
Is Material UI Menu Icons still maintained?
Its last release was 6 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. No support threads were opened in the last two months.
What rating does Material UI Menu Icons have?
5.0 out of 5 from 1 review on WordPress.org.
What are the best alternatives to Material UI Menu Icons?
The plugins most like Material UI Menu Icons, by the tags they share, are Menu Image, Icons made easy (100K+), Max Mega Menu (300K+) and User Menus (80K+). Compare all alternatives
Latest reviews
Analyze reviewsReview stats
5.0
★★★★★
1 reviews
- 5 stars: 1 reviews, 100%
- 4 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- 3 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- 2 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- 1 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- Positive
- 100%4–5★
- Mixed
- 0%3★
- Critical
- 0%1–2★
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | ≈ 159 |
| Reported installs | 100+ |
| Rating | 5.0 |
| Reviews | 1 |
| Total downloads | 17.3K |
| Author | Joseph G. |
| First released | Jun 15, 2018 |
| Version | 1.0.2 |
| Requires WP | 4.5 |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 |
| Last updated | Sep 20, 2020 |
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