by Wow-Company 4 (12 reviews)

Side Menu Lite - Sticky Floating Side Menu

Name: Side Menu Lite - Sticky Floating Side Menu
Rating: 4.0 (12 reviews)
Author: Wow-Company

Create a sticky vertical sidebar menu that enhances navigation and highlights important links on your website.

Side Menu Lite ranks #2,586 among WordPress.org plugins with 7,000+ active installations, is #443 of 8,549 in the Customization category, a 4/5 rating from 12 reviews, and was last updated Aug 25, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v5.5.3 Current Version v5.5.3

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 25 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 7 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#443 of 8,549 in Customization Top 5% by installs Downloads -28.7% this week Actively maintained

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Rank

#2,586

+4 this week

Active Installs

7K+

-8.2%

KW Avg Position

10.4

0.4 worse

Downloads

145.9K

+35 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

80%

Review 4 out of 5

4 (12 reviews)

Next Milestone 8K

Total Progress 72.5%

7K+ 8K+

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Growth Needed

8,000,000

Active Installs

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Reviews & Ratings

4.0

12 reviews

Overall 80%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

6 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 3 days ago

Jan 24, 2025

Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu [side-menu-lite] < 5.3.2

CVE-2025-24724 · Fixed in v5.3.2
Apr 11, 2024

Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu [side-menu-lite] < 4.2.1

CVE-2024-3476 · Fixed in v4.2.1
May 22, 2023

Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu [side-menu-lite] < 4.0.2

CVE-2023-2362 · Fixed in v4.0.2
Mar 8, 2023

Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu [side-menu-lite] < 4.0.1

CVE-2023-27418 · Fixed in v4.0.1
Jul 27, 2021

Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu [side-menu-lite] < 2.2.6

CVE-2021-24580 · Fixed in v2.2.6
Jun 28, 2021

Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu [side-menu-lite] < 2.2.1

CVE-2021-24521 · Fixed in v2.2.1

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Plugin Details

Version: 5.5.3
Last Updated: Aug 25, 2026
Requires WP: 4.3+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Wow-Company

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4
Reviews: 12
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

Side Menu Lite is for WordPress site owners who want to add sticky floating side menus to highlight links and calls to action. It solves the problem of limited navigation visibility by letting users create customizable left or right side menus with icons and links that stay accessible as visitors scroll.

Create unlimited side menus
Left or right side placement
Insert custom links
Open links in new tab
Customize icon and font size
Add animated icons
Display menus on specific devices
2000+ Font Awesome 6 icons

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Side Menu Lite - Sticky Floating Side Menu

This is usually caused by caching. Try the following steps: Clear your browser cache – Press Ctrl + Shift + R (Windows) or Cmd + Shift + R (Mac). Purge your WordPress cache – Use your caching plugin (e.g., WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, LiteSpeed Cache) to clear the cache. Clear server/hosting cache – Clear cache from your hosting panel (Cloudflare, SiteGround, etc.). Temporarily disable caching plugins – If the menu still doesn't show, disable caching plugins to confirm the issue.

Check if Test Mode is enabled. When active, the menu is only visible to administrators. Disable Test Mode to show it to all visitors.

Yes! In the Lite version, you can: - Display the menu sitewide on all pages. - Use the shortcode [Side-Menu id="1"] to manually insert the menu on specific pages or posts. The Pro version allows you to display menus by post types, taxonomies, user roles, languages, and more.

Yes. You can position the menu on the left or right side of the screen from the settings panel.

Absolutely. You can create multiple side menus and display them independently using shortcodes or display rules.

Yes, but don't network-activate the plugin. Instead, activate Side Menu Lite on each site where you want to use it.

No. The plugin is lightweight and optimized for speed, ensuring it won’t affect your site's performance.