Genesis Simple Menus

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% 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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1. ★★★★★ darkpollo

   7.8y ago

   A clever solution that gives a lot of flexibility to any project. You can ignore the notification of updates. It works perfect with 4.9.8 WordPress and 2.7.1 genesis.

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2. ★★★★★ Cyndi

   9.3y ago

   Has this been abandoned? It’s being used in some themes and it’s broken. 🙁

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3. ★★★★★ stifoo

   9.5y ago

   Great Plugin! This topic was modified 9 years, 2 months ago by stifoo. Reason: problem solved

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4. ★★★★★ thebuilder

   9.9y ago

   This plug-in is a nice addition. I thought I was going to have to write some custom css. Thank you, Genesis!

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5. ★★★★★ robmin

   11.6y ago

   Couldn’t be happier! Very easy to use, simply create menus and assign them in the page/post editing screen.

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6. ★★★★★ surya890

   11.8y ago

   thanks for this superb plugin…

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7. ★★★★★ Todd S. Jones

   12.0y ago

   I was contracted to redesign the site of a [ link redacted, please do not post links in reviews ]. I used it to display all secondary nav items within each section of the site.

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8. ★★★★★ resolit

   12.0y ago

   Great plugin, thanks very much!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.1.4 Support Genesis 3.6 and higher. Fix term Navigation drop-downs to display selected menus. 1.1.4
2. — Version 1.1.3 Genesis Simple Menus now uses its own update mechanism from WP Engine servers (except for the version deployed to WP.org). 1.1.3
3. — Version 1.1.2 Bump the minimum required PHP version to 8.1. 1.1.2
4. — Version 1.1.1 Fix issue where menus were not displaying when set to the default option. 1.1.1
5. — Version 1.1.0 Add option for primary navigation. Test with WordPress 5.2.2. 1.1.0
6. — Version 1.0.1 Fix Coding Standards issues. Restructuration of files. 1.0.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8

Translated into 6 languages, 4 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-11-19 3K+ → 2K+ down after 3 days in tier
2. 2025-11-16 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-11-15 3K+ → 2K+ down after 351 days in tier
4. 2024-11-29 4K+ → 3K+ down after 201 days in tier
5. 2024-05-12 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2024-05-11 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2024-05-10 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2024-05-09 4K+ → 5K+ up 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).

• Genesis Simple Hooks 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags B
• Genesis Connect for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B
• Genesis Simple Sidebars 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
• G Genesis Featured Widget Amplified 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D
• G Genesis Sandbox Featured Content Widget 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D
• G Genesis Visual Hook Guide 700+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D

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Genesis Simple Menus: 2K+ active installs, 4.8★ (11 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/genesis-simple-menus