Menu Icons by Themeisle – Add Icons to Navigation Menus
by Themeisle · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 26 other plugins · 1.8M+ installs across the portfolio →
Add icons to WordPress navigation menus easily — pick from Font Awesome, Dashicons, image icons & more. Style menu items with custom colors & sizes.
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Health
A 92/100
no flags
Active installs
100K+
≈150K estimated
Momentum
-8%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Rating quality scores 97/100. Lift the average: resolve the issues driving the low reviews.
92 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 100K of 4.7M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,186 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 6 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 32 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 851 reviews, smoothed to 4.86★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
2 of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| image icons your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| navigation menus | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| navigation menu your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| icons | #1 | #1 | up 2 |
| menu icons your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| nav icon | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| menu icon | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| navigation | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| dashicons your tag | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| pick | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| custom menu icons | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| icons for menu | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| font icons | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| add menu | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| hide navigation menu | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| menu | #3 | #3 | up 2 |
| nav menu | #2 | #2 | up 1 |
| wp nav menu | #2 | #2 | up 1 |
| free menu | #2 | #2 | up 1 |
| remove menu | #2 | #2 | up 1 |
264 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 176 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Your five tags are all earning their place. Each gets you onto page 1 of its own search, so none is worth giving up. “menu items”, “menu layout” and “dropdown menu” (#4, #4 and #5 untagged) would be the next worth testing if a slot frees up.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 226.1K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v0.13.25 · 29 Sep 2026
70
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 88% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Nov 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ David Barczak6mo ago
This is a very simple but powerful plugin. 5 Stars in my book.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lyyuba7mo ago
Very useful plugin, I love it
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jtatayb7mo ago
Really easy and useful
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ uncouthmike7mo ago
Straight forward, with enough flexibility to be useful. Great work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rico8mo ago
I have used this for a long time with no problems but the 0.13.21 version somehow shrinked my icons.The rollback option is awesome – so thanks for that.You might want to see why the icon sizes have changed with the update!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ danimoe9mo ago
Perfect
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous10mo ago
Easy to use and works well
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Klaus Kullmann12mo ago
5 Sterne weil es gut tut was es tuen soll.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2026-09-29 Version 0.13.25 Added padding controls for custom SVG menu icons. Added AI agent support: let AI assistants read and change your Menu Icons settings. Updated dependencies 0.13.25
- 2026-09-02 Version 0.13.24 Updated dependencies 0.13.24
- 2026-04-23 Version 0.13.23 Fixed issue with SVG menu icons rendering too small Fixed issue with vertical alignment not working on frontend 0.13.23
- 2026-04-09 Version 0.13.22 Updated dependencies 0.13.22
- 2026-02-03 Version 0.13.21 Enhanced security 0.13.21
- 2025-12-15 Version 0.13.20 Fixed compatibility with PHP 8.1+ versions Updated dependencies 0.13.20
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (0.13.25). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Menu Icons by ThemeIsle <= 0.13.20 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-02-03 CVE-2026-1755 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.13.20 Patched in 0.13.21
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Menu Icons by ThemeIsle <= 0.13.13 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG Upload ↗2024-05-15 CVE-2024-4635 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.13.13 Patched in 0.13.14
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 88 languages, 9 at 90% or more
Plus 64 more locales with partial translations.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add icons to WordPress navigation menus easily — pick from Font Awesome, Dashicons, image icons & more. Sty..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 13 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 10 of 13 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,239 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-03-31 200K+ → 100K+ down after 28 days in tier
- 2025-03-03 100K+ → 200K+ up after 88 days in tier
- 2024-12-05 200K+ → 100K+ down after 1862 days in tier
- 2019-10-31 100K+ → 200K+ up after 931 days in tier
- 2017-04-13 80K+ → 100K+ up after 168 days in tier
- 2016-10-27 70K+ → 80K+ up after 46 days in tier
- 2016-09-11 60K+ → 70K+ up after 145 days in tier
- 2016-04-19 50K+ → 60K+ up after 77 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).
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- S Social Media Icons WP – Add Custom Social Icons & Links with Shortcode 80+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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SVG Heroicons Block 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
External Link Icon for Gutenberg — installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field 90K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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