Dropdown Menus

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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Older reviewers found it easy to set up and exactly what they needed, while the most recent one says it stopped working entirely and takes the rest of the site down with it.

1. ★★★★★ mykronesis

   9.7y ago

   THIS PLUGIN NO LONGER WORKS AT ALL. i KEPT FORGETTING THAT I HAD IT IN MY FAVORITES AND IT KEPT GETTING INSTALLED.. DUH, ON MY PART.. HOWEVER. IT SHUTS EVERYTHING ELSE DOWN AND THEN I SPEND TONS OF TIME TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WENT WRONG AND SAME AS BEFORE, IT’S THIS PLUGIN, SO YES, I HAVE FINALLY TOOK IT OFF MY FAVORITES. JUST BEWARE IF YOUR SITE GOES CAPLOOEY AND YOU HAVE THIS PLUGIN.. 99% SURE THAT IS WHAT IT IS.

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2. ★★★★★ Genypix

   13.0y ago

   Worked great, exactly what I needed, thanks alot. Works great if you made your own menu without a plugin

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3. ★★★★★ muranyia

   13.2y ago

   When I switch on effects, the menu doesn’t work. I guess it’s a JQuery version problem. I still like the plugin, though.

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4. ★★★★★ Steven Vachon

   13.5y ago

   But there are a couple of issues: "current-menu-item" class is converted to selected="selected" too soon. It should take place after the "nav_menu_css_class" filter. Here’s why. "items_wrap" (from wp_nav_menu) is a useless option now that you’ve overridden it. If there is no way around this, what about adding an items_wrap2 or similar to preserve functionality? Thanks!

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5. ★★★★★ Jon Evans

   13.8y ago

   I never imagined this would be as easy as it was. In my case I’m using a specific mobile theme and a switcher plugin. Four simple steps: 1. Upload dropdown-menus.php file in /dropdown/ folder of Mobile theme 2. Add code to mobile theme’s function.php to ‘include’ the plugin (not sure if this is necessary): if ( ! function_exists( 'dropdown_menu' ) ) include( 'dropdown/dropdown-menus.php' ); 3. Add dropdown_menu function call code to header.php, e.g. below logo, see plugin description. Something like: $ddargs = array( 'dropdown_title' => '[Main Menu]', // text to show when on page not in menu 'indent_string' => '- ', // text to show before 'indented' sub-menu item, repeated 'indent_after' => '' // text to show for sub-menu, NOT repeated ); dropdown_menu( $ddargs ); 4. Style CSS: e.g. Add css to Mobile theme’s style.css .menu-top-menu-container { padding:5px; background-color: #e2e2e2; } Thanks!

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-11-04 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2025-11-03 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-11-02 400+ → 300+ down after 356 days in tier
4. 2024-11-11 500+ → 400+ down after 3 days in tier
5. 2024-11-08 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
6. 2024-11-06 500+ → 400+ down after 4 days in tier
7. 2024-11-02 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
8. 2024-11-01 500+ → 400+ down after 1 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).

• Responsive Navigation Block 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B
• ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
• Import Export Menu 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• A Auto Subpage Menu 700+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
• B Better Menu Widget 600+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
• A Accessible Dropdown Menus 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D

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Dropdown Menus: 300+ active installs, 4.4★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/dropdown-menus