by Mat Lipe
4.5 (37 reviews)
Advanced Sidebar Menu
Fully automatic sidebar menus.
Compatible with WP 7
v9.8.4
Current Version v9.8.4
Updated 1 month ago
Last Update on 21 May, 2026
Refreshed 7 hours ago
Last Refreshed on
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#1,672
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Active Installs
10K+
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KW Avg Position
8.8
-6.6 better
Downloads
1.4M
+61 today
Support Resolved
0%
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Rating
90%
Review 4.5 out of 5
4.5
(37 reviews)
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Tracked Keywords
Showing 5 of 5| Keyword | Position | Change | Type | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| category menus | 2 | — | Tag | 7 hours ago |
| hierarchy | 7 | — | Tag | 7 hours ago |
| page menus | 7 | — | Tag | 7 hours ago |
| sidebars | 13 | — | Tag | 7 hours ago |
| menus | 15 | — | Tag | 7 hours ago |
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- Version
- 9.8.4
- Last Updated
- May 21, 2026
- Requires WP
- 6.2.0+
- Tested Up To
- 7
- PHP Version
- 7.4.0 or higher
- Author
- Mat Lipe
Support & Rating
- Rating
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5
- Reviews
- 37
- Support Threads
- 0
- Resolved
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Advanced Sidebar Menu
The menu in this plugin is smart enough to not show up on pages or categories where the only thing that would display is the title. While it may appear like the menu is broken, it is actually doing what it is intended to do. The most common causes for this confusion come from one of these reasons: 1. The incorrect menu was selected. Categories have their own widget/block as pages have their own widget/block. 2. "Display the highest level parent page" or "Display the highest level parent category" is not checked. 3. The Pages menu is currently not being viewed on a page. 4. The Categories menu is not currently being view on a category.
You may add CSS to your theme's style.css to change the way the menu looks. For example, the following CSS would: 1. Remove the dot to the left of the menu item. 2. Change the link color. 3. Add a background on hover. .advanced-sidebar-menu li.current-menu-item a { color: black; } .advanced-sidebar-menu li.current-menu-item { list-style-type: none !important; } .advanced-sidebar-menu li.current-menu-item > a:hover { background: teal; } To style your menu without using any code upgrade to PRO.
The Categories Menu widget/block contains a "Display categories on single posts" checkbox, which will display the category menus based on the categories the current post is assigned to.
Yes. Based on whatever page post or category you are on, the menu will change automatically to display the current parents and children.