Best menu bar plugins for WordPress
The most popular menu bar plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Post to Menu leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Ultimate Admin Bar (10+) and FBar Social (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “menu bar” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 menu bar plugins
- 1.
Post to MenuThe most installed menu bar plugin, with 10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 2.
Ultimate Admin Bar10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 3.
FBar Social10+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
All 3 plugins tagged “menu bar”
Post to Menu
Up in the last 7 days:435#33,942by SpencerGuier11 years ago
Add pages, posts, or any other custom post types to any of your registered WordPress menus directly from the post editor page.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 1/day
Ultimate Admin Bar
#42,532by ahuggins12 years ago
Move the admin menu from the left of the screen to be incorporated with the admin bar. Significantly reduces the admin menu screen real estate.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
FBar Social
#44,259by Ngan Tengyuen13 years ago
FBar Social plugin is a social sticky header bar for wordpress that magically appears at a specific pixel.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 2.3(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day