Best dynamic menu plugins for WordPress
The most popular dynamic menu plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Menu Based Sidebar leads with 300+ active installs, ahead of Dynamic Menu Items (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “dynamic menu” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 dynamic menu plugins
- 1.
Menu Based SidebarThe most installed dynamic menu plugin, with 300+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
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Dynamic Menu ItemsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “dynamic menu”

Menu Based Sidebar
Up in the last 7 days:112#10,592by WP-EXPERTS.IN11 days ago
Displays child menu items in the sidebar based on the currently selected parent menu item.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Dynamic Menu Items
Up in the last 7 days:7,056#65,682by Bright Bridge Web5 months ago
Add posts, media, pages, or custom post types specific to a category, tag, or taxonomy.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day