Best navigation menu plugins for WordPress
The most popular navigation menu plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Menu Icons by Themeisle leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of Clever Mega Menu for Elementor (1K+) and IntelliWidget Per Page Custom Menus and Dynamic Content (600+). All 23 plugins tagged “Navigation Menu” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 navigation menu plugins
- 1.
Menu Icons by ThemeisleThe most installed navigation menu plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 851 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
Clever Mega Menu for Elementor1K+ active installs. Rated 2.6 from 16 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 3.
IntelliWidget Per Page Custom Menus and Dynamic Content600+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 20 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 4.
WP Menu Custom Fields600+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 5.
Mobile Menu Builder for WordPress500+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 15 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
- 6.
Search box on Navigation Menu400+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 13 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
- 7.
Multilevel Navigation Menu400+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 8.
The Menu400+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 9.
Menu Based Sidebar300+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 10.
Purify WP Menus200+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
All 23 plugins tagged “Navigation Menu”
Menu Icons by Themeisle
Down in the last 7 days:1#307by Themeisle7 days ago
Add icons to WordPress navigation menus easily — pick from Font Awesome, Dashicons, image icons & more. Style menu items with custom colors & sizes.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.9(851)
- Downloads
- 1K/day
Clever Mega Menu for Elementor
Up in the last 7 days:4#5,406by zootemplate6 years ago
With ease of visual editing from Elementor Page Builder, Clever Mega Menu for Elementor helps you make stunning navigation menus easily without any coding knowledge. Documentation | ChangeLogs
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 2.6(16)
- Downloads
- 13/day
IntelliWidget Per Page Custom Menus and Dynamic Content
Up in the last 7 days:14#8,227by lilaeamedia6 years ago
Display custom menus, featured posts, custom post types and other dynamic content on a per page, per post or site-wide basis.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.7(20)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP Menu Custom Fields
#8,258by rtCamp2 years ago
This plugin adds custom fields on menu item's edit interface of wp-admin.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Mobile Menu Builder for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:30#8,744by Jeffrey Carandang8 years ago
WordPress Mobile Menu Builder plugin is specially designed for mobiles. It is easy to use, customizable, and is highly flexible.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.9(15)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Search box on Navigation Menu
Up in the last 7 days:25#9,212by Rupok9 years ago
The plugin displays search form in the navigation bar which can be configured from the admin area.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.4(13)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Multilevel Navigation Menu
Up in the last 7 days:58#9,218by Laxman Prajapati1 year ago
Multilevel Navigation Menu plugin ability to add a full-screen navigation menu to our website.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
The Menu
Up in the last 7 days:21#9,704by Ryan Wiggill7 months ago
Create beautiful mobile navigation menus with custom icons, role-based visibility, and extensive style options for your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 8/day
Menu Based Sidebar
Up in the last 7 days:112#10,590by WP-EXPERTS.IN12 days ago
Displays child menu items in the sidebar based on the currently selected parent menu item.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Purify WP Menus
Up in the last 7 days:33#11,180by Kybernetik Services1 month ago
Improve page speed by letting slim down the HTML code of menus and category lists to the only CSS classes and attributes your theme needs.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
AMP Sidebar Hamburger Menu
Down in the last 7 days:138#14,172by James Osborne6 years ago
If you're using AMP in transitional or standard mode check the FAQ's below, or follow the instructions in the settings tab after installing.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.4(5)
- Downloads
- 4/day
OOW Custom Menu Shortcode
Up in the last 7 days:150#18,129by David OOWPRESS1 year ago
Effortlessly display and customize WordPress menus with a flexible shortcode, allowing custom CSS styling, 10 predefined themes, real-time preview.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
RoarDev Mega Menu Builder
Down in the last 7 days:184#28,227by RoarDev8 months ago
RoarDev Mega Menu Builder is a powerful and modern mega menu builder for WordPress. Create beautiful mega menus using WordPress native menus with Gute …
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 2/day
Advanced Vertical Menu
#29,172by Nazmul Sabuz1 year ago
Create beautiful vertical navigation menus anywhere on your site! Features both modern block editor support and legacy widget compatibility.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Wield Menu
Up in the last 7 days:425#29,518by alpipego5 years ago
Make long and complex Navigation Menus wieldable
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Country Specific Menu Items
Down in the last 7 days:231#32,228by Ryan Stutzman9 years ago
Control the visibility of individual menu items based on a user's country.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.5(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Master Mega Menu
Down in the last 7 days:8,168#46,843by Liton Arefin3 years ago
Most advanced Elementor Mega Menu. Incredibly easy Mega Menu plugin will make your life easier.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
FYP Table of Contents
Up in the last 7 days:7,949#53,202by François Yerg9 months ago
Boost engagement and SEO with automatic table of contents. 3 beautiful templates, smart caching, smooth scrolling. Automatic or manual placement.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Naviplus Menu Builder
#55,832by khoipng3 months ago
AI menu builder for WordPress & WooCommerce. Generate mega menus, mobile tab bars, slide & grid menus — no code needed.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 5/day
Bubuku Navigation Block Toolkit
#68,223by Luis Ruiz2 days ago
Back up, move and bulk-edit block theme navigation menus: export to CSV or JSON, preview every import, and undo with automatic backups.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Bulk Navigation Menu Reorder
Down in the last 7 days:5,028#71,406by hellosabrinamok1 month ago
Reorder multiple WordPress navigation menu items at once using a simple drag-and-drop interface built for large and nested menus.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Come2theweb Multi-Column Menu
#73,086by Come2theweb1 month ago
Turn any WordPress menu into a multi-column dropdown from Appearance → Menus. Ready-made styles included.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day
MenuNest
#74,270by Harsh Prajapati8 days ago
Add menu items under any parent without dragging, bulk add from a pasted list, and back up, restore, import and export WordPress menus.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day