Classic Menu in Navigation Block

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At the current install trend, crossing 3K+ in roughly 713 days.

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1. ★★★★★ basbuis

   3mo ago

   Although I love FSE and the direction it is going, there are two things I really, really don’t like. A simple way to assign page templates, headers and footers to post-types, tags and categories. That’s why I created a plugin for it. On issue less. But the second… not so easy. The FSE navigation block user interface. As a website builder I don’t like it, and for the end-user (client of person who maintains the pages) it’s horror. Your plugin is top, the best, fabulous and some more. The way you created the setup and integration is really superb. Thanks!!! This topic was modified 1 month, 3 weeks ago by basbuis.

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2. ★★★★★ Heath Woodward

   1.4y ago

   Great to add that classic control when using an FSE theme.

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3. ★★★★★ elaborate

   1.5y ago

   I was hoping someone else had thought about forwarding classic menus into the Navigation Gutenberg block, and sure enough, there’s a plugin for that.I have a pretty fragile Gutenberg/block editor-based site that both my client and I would prefer I’m the only one who touches. At the same time, my client needs to add/remove menu items without involving me, and the classic menu editor is the perfect solution for that. With this plugin, everyone’s happy.The plugin’s ergonimics are little awkward. I think a better design would’ve been to add an option near the existing “import classic menu” option in the Navigation block, but as long as it works, I’m satisfied.

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4. ★★★★★ Gregoire Noyelle

   1.6y ago

   A great extension for having real, functional menus in FSE themes.The native block is… how should I put it…

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5. ★★★★★ Gloria Liuni

   2.2y ago

   Thank you for this plugin. I’m ready for FSE, but my customers are not. 😊 This way they can manage the menu without risking deleting anything.

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6. ★★★★★ davisvilums

   2.4y ago

   Great job, maybe needed some polishing, but it provides exactly that is needed. Gives the Classic Menu Admin and ability to style. It would be great to see the classic menu working on the edit mode when the menu is selected, otherwise it is a little confusing, is it selected or not.

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Translated into 3 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-03-10 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
2. 2026-03-08 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-03-07 1K+ → 2K+ up after 184 days in tier
4. 2025-09-04 900+ → 1K+ up after 13 days in tier
5. 2025-08-22 800+ → 900+ up after 29 days in tier
6. 2025-07-24 700+ → 800+ up after 22 days in tier
7. 2025-07-02 600+ → 700+ up after 21 days in tier
8. 2025-06-11 500+ → 600+ up after 23 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Classic Menu Block 8K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
• Breadcrumb Block 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
• Breadcrumb NavXT 800K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• Max Mega Menu 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Menu Image, Icons made easy 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
• Float menu – awesome floating side menu 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A

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Classic Menu in Navigation Block: 2K+ active installs, 5.0★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/classic-menu-in-navigation-block