Best nav menus plugins for WordPress
The most popular nav menus plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Nav Menu Roles leads with 70K+ active installs, ahead of Privilege Menu (1K+) and Better Internal Link Search (1K+). All 6 plugins tagged “nav menus” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 nav menus plugins
- 1.
Nav Menu RolesThe most installed nav menus plugin, with 70K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 219 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
Privilege Menu1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
- 3.Better Internal Link Search
1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 25 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
- 4.
Bop Search Box Item Type For Nav Menus1K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 23 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
- 5.
sTRASHo200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 6.Menu Tamer
10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
All 6 plugins tagged “nav menus”

Nav Menu Roles
Down in the last 7 days:3#609by HelgaTheViking10 days ago
Hide custom menu items based on user roles.
- Installs
- 70K+
- Rating
- 4.9(219)
- Downloads
- 781/day

Privilege Menu
Down in the last 7 days:15#5,507by FuzzGuard7 years ago
This plugin allows you to display menu items based on if a user is logged in, logged out or based on the role you have given the user.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Better Internal Link Search
Down in the last 7 days:11#5,519by Blazer Six10 years ago
Improve the internal link popup manager with time-saving enhancements and features.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(25)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Bop Search Box Item Type For Nav Menus
Up in the last 7 days:18#6,242by joe_bopper9 years ago
Adds search box as a choice of item in navigation menus admin area.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.7(23)
- Downloads
- 11/day

sTRASHo
Up in the last 7 days:8#12,076by Boris Kuzmanov11 years ago
sTRASHo is a smart and easy way to delete your menu items.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Menu Tamer
Up in the last 7 days:50#29,549by Avendi Media14 years ago
Adds collapse/expand links to menu items to de-clutter the nav menu interface
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day