Best sidebar vertical menu plugins for WordPress
The most popular sidebar vertical menu plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Responsive Vertical Icon Menu leads with 700+ active installs, ahead of Sidebar Menu Widget (200+). All 2 plugins tagged “sidebar vertical menu” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 sidebar vertical menu plugins
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Responsive Vertical Icon MenuThe most installed sidebar vertical menu plugin, with 700+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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Sidebar Menu Widget200+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 9 reviews, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
All 2 plugins tagged “sidebar vertical menu”
Responsive Vertical Icon Menu
Down in the last 7 days:27#7,960by wpdevart9 months ago
WordPress Responsive Vertical menu plugin is an nice and handy plugin for showing your menu in widget. It's very simple to use.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Sidebar Menu Widget
Down in the last 7 days:7#11,609by Weblounge12 years ago
Easily add a sidebar menu to your widgetable sidebar. With this plugin you can create a sidebar menu.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.6(9)
- Downloads
- 0/day