SideMenu
by Oliver Campion 4.8 (25 reviews)

SideMenu

Add a responsive sliding SideMenu to your WordPress site with the SideMenu block.

SideMenu ranks #7,234 among WordPress.org plugins with 900+ active installations, a 4.8/5 rating from 25 reviews, and was last updated Aug 14, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1
v2.0 Current Version v2.0
Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 14 Aug, 2026
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
Top 10% by installs Downloads +23% this week
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Rank
#7,234
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Active Installs
900+
-6.6%
KW Avg Position
20
0.2 worse
Downloads
69.9K
+5 today
Support Resolved
0%
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Rating
96%
Review 4.8 out of 5
4.8 (25 reviews)

Next Milestone 1K

Total Progress 52%
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Rank Changes

6,872 7,053 7,234 7,415 7,596 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
7,228 7,237 7,246 7,255 7,264 23-10-2026 24-10-2026 25-10-2026 26-10-2026 27-10-2026 28-10-2026 29-10-2026 30-10-2026 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
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Active Installs Growth

Active Installs 0,000,000+
Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

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Reviews & Ratings

4.8
25 reviews
Overall 96%
5
23 (92%)
4
0 (0%)
3
1 (4%)
2
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1
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Plugin Details

Version
2.0
Last Updated
Aug 14, 2026
Requires WP
6.2+
Tested Up To
7.1
PHP Version
7.0 or higher
Author
Oliver Campion

Support & Rating

Rating
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews
25
Support Threads
0
Resolved
0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

SideMenu is for WordPress site owners and developers who want a sliding off-canvas menu panel, working with both block themes and classic themes. It solves the problem of adding an accessible, customizable side navigation panel that can be opened from a block button, shortcode, or link while preserving existing classic menu setups.

  • SideMenu Open Button block
  • Reusable SideMenu content type
  • Default SideMenu content selector
  • Button text and icon controls
  • Block styling support
  • Responsive sliding panel with overlay
  • Developer filters for content and settings
  • Classic theme shortcode support

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about SideMenu

For block themes, reusable SideMenu content is managed under "SideMenus" in the WordPress admin. The default SideMenu content can be chosen from the editor's SideMenu settings panel. For classic themes and existing classic SideMenu usage, settings are available in "Customizer - SideMenu".
On block themes, SideMenu only loads the classic Customizer settings when a classic trigger is detected. Add and save a classic SideMenu block, shortcode or open_sidemenu trigger in published content, an active widget area or an assigned classic navigation menu, or enable the mobile menu hijack setting if your site still needs the classic runtime.
Classic SideMenu buttons can filter widget and menu content by class. The free SideMenu block uses one default SideMenu content item.
Yes. Widget sidebar and menu location support remain available through the classic runtime.

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