Side Menu Lite
Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu
by Wow-Company · WordPress.org page · Website
Side Menu Lite has 7,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 154,856 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 25, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Side Menu Lite at a glance
Is Side Menu Lite well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Submenus for better organization
- Extended Labels & Hold Label Open
- Translate link
- Share link (30+ social platforms)
- Next/Previous post navigation
- Smooth scroll / Scroll to top or bottom
- Built-in search
- One-click call / Email / Bookmark
- Login / Register / Logout / Recover password
- Visibility by scroll position
- Visibility by timer delay
- Activate by URL
Side Menu Lite reviews and ratings
12 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
12 reviews
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Perfect
It does its job, I've been using it for 6 years and it's never given me any trouble!
pissenlit -
Easy to use
Very simple to use and deliver. Thank you very much for the plugin. Worth the paid version if need arise. IMHO.
rakhmatichsan -
Removing features without prior notice, breaking the site
Thank you very much for removing a feature without explicit notice, and even breaking my site! Removing the icons from the free version without announcing beforehand is an ill move. And with the update, the side menu stopped working (just displayed the contents on the bottom of the page) until I went in to the menu configuration, did absolutely nothing and saved. Now it at least shows up again. The icons are still listed as a feature, though. In the plugin itself, they are listed as a pro feature. It was fun while it lasted. But how can I ever trust a developer who REMOVES features without prior notice?
kaedinger -
great plugin
Great plugin
acschris -
Don`t like it!
Link color inherit theme link color and can not use the plugin. No choice between animate and not animate. No option between slide and don't slide. But the big problem is the color.
hackoa -
trash
free version is not usable, you can't change anything besides text and icon, not even color..not worth it
Smexhy
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Details
Create a sticky vertical sidebar menu that enhances navigation and highlights important links on your website.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- fixed menu
- floating button
- floating menu
- nav menu
- sidebar menu
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- Version
- 5.5.3
- Last updated
- Aug 25, 2026
- First published
- Feb 2, 2019
- Requires WordPress
- 4.3
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Side Menu Lite FAQ
What does Side Menu Lite do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Side Menu Lite offers Submenus for better organization, Extended Labels & Hold Label Open, Translate link, Share link (30+ social platforms) and Next/Previous post navigation.
How many active installs does Side Menu Lite have?
WordPress.org reports 7,000+ active installs for Side Menu Lite as of September 7, 2026.
Is Side Menu Lite still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 25, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Is Side Menu Lite free?
Side Menu Lite is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.