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Best category menu plugins for WordPress

The most popular category menu plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Automatically Hierarchic Categories in Menu leads with 2K+ active installs, ahead of WP Spry Menu (60+) and NBTech Woomenu (10+). All 6 plugins tagged “category menu” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 6 category menu plugins

  1. 1.
    Automatically Hierarchic Categories in Menu

    The most installed category menu plugin, with 2K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 13 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  2. 2.
    WP Spry Menu

    60+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.

  3. 3.
    NBTech Woomenu

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.

  4. 4.
    Sticky WooCommerce Category Menu

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.

  5. 5.
    SanBar Menu Maker

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.

  6. 6.
    Category Submenu Builder

    Fewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.

All 6 plugins tagged “category menu”