Classic Menu in Navigation Block
by WebMan Design | Oliver Juhas 5 (6 reviews)

Classic Menu in Navigation Block

Extending WordPress Navigation block with functionality to display classic menus.

Classic Menu in Navigation Block ranks #4,381 among WordPress.org plugins with 2,000+ active installations, is #693 of 8,538 in the Customization category, a 5/5 rating from 6 reviews, and was last updated Dec 13, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.1)
v1.0.5 Current Version v1.0.5
Updated 9 months ago Last Update on 13 Dec, 2025
Refreshed 12 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#693 of 8,538 in Customization Top 10% by installs
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Review 5 out of 5
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Security History

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No known vulnerabilities on record for Classic Menu in Navigation Block. Checked 1 month ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress users building block-theme (FSE) sites who rely on classic menu modification plugins, especially for multilingual setups. It solves the problem of displaying classic menus—kept current and cached—inside the Navigation block, so classic menu plugin features work even when the multilingual or other plugin doesn't support Navigation block well.

  • Display classic menus in Navigation block
  • Auto-updates menu from classic menu changes
  • Caching for converted classic menus
  • Cache updates on menu edit
  • Option to disable caching
  • Multilingual website support

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Classic Menu in Navigation Block

In Appearance → Menus create a classic menu and assign it to a desired menu display location, such as "Primary" location. Navigate to Appearance → Editor → Patterns → All Template Parts and edit the template part that displays your navigation – most likely it is a "Header" template part. In the template part content find the Navigation block (you may use a list view for this) and edit the block options to display the "Primary" menu location (the menu location you've set in step #1). Save your changes and preview the results on the front-end of your website. Your Navigation block now displays your classic menu. My menu experiences issues! Depending on your multilingual plugin, you may experience some issues with your menus. Such as multiple current (active) menu items. To resolve these issues, try to disable block menu cache in Appearance → Customize → Menus → Classic Menu in Navigation Block.
Yes, you can do so in Appearance → Customize → Menus → Classic Menu in Navigation Block. This is helpful when your multilingual plugin renders classic menus dynamically.
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WPML can translate Site Editor and navigation block, so there is no need to use this plugin with WPML. But if you decide to use Classic Menu in Navigation Block with WPML, make sure to disable the block menu cache (Appearance → Customize → Menus → Classic Menu in Navigation Block → "Block menu cache"), and translate the modified block theme templates and/or template parts (WPML → Translation Management, or check the WPML documentation for more info).
You can find them at Appearance → Customize → Menus → Classic Menu in Navigation Block.

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