Best drop down menu plugins for WordPress
The most popular drop down menu plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. CodeFlavors floating menu leads with 200+ active installs, ahead of MenuMaker Lite (20+) and AllWebMenus WordPress Menu Plugin (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “drop down menu” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 drop down menu plugins
- 1.CodeFlavors floating menu
The most installed drop down menu plugin, with 200+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 13 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 2.MenuMaker Lite
20+ active installs. Rated 2.1 from 7 reviews, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
- 3.AllWebMenus WordPress Menu Plugin
10+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 12 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
All 3 plugins tagged “drop down menu”
CodeFlavors floating menu
Down in the last 7 days:5#11,143by Constantin Boiangiu10 years ago
Create animated navigation menus on the left or right side of any WordPress blog.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.7(13)
- Downloads
- 6/day
MenuMaker Lite
#25,986by cssmenumaker12 years ago
MenuMaker Lite provides and easy way to create responsive drop down, flyout, and accordion menus.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 2.1(7)
- Downloads
- 3/day
AllWebMenus WordPress Menu Plugin
#32,952by LiknoSoftware7 years ago
Requires commercial (paid) software: AllWebMenus PRO (v5.3.926+)
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.7(12)
- Downloads
- 0/day