Nav Menu Roles

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 87% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ marcusvernon

   1.2y ago

   So easy to install, open my menu’s to find the hide button – one click and DONE!

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2. ★★★★★ artvueuk

   1.2y ago

   The best plugins are sleek, discreet design, and do the job perfectly, just like this one.

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3. ★★★★★ rapidasia

   1.6y ago

   this is a good plugin

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4. ★★★★★ Topher

   2.0y ago

   I tried a few other plugins before getting to this one. Before starting I had an idea of the UI I wanted, and none had it until this one. This plugin has exactly the right about of UI to do what I need.

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5. ★★★★★ Constantin Boiangiu

   2.9y ago

   This plugin is great, does exactly what it is supposed to do. Great job, thank you!

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6. ★★★★★ A Z

   3.1y ago

   Amazing plugin and works very well.

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7. ★★★★★ oldcreakyknees

   3.6y ago

   Have used this on a few sites and it just works. It’s intuitive and, when there’s a question, the support is spot on. Free plugin; does what it says; just works; great support. What more do you want?

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8. ★★★★★ V.

   3.9y ago

   A useful plugin that, in cooperation with a well-designed menu, solves a lot of worries.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.1.3 Requires: PHP 7.4 and WordPress 6.3 Fix: RTL layout style. 2.1.3
2. — Version 2.1.2 Fix: Typos. 2.1.2
3. — Version 2.1.1 Fix: Top-level display of hidden child menu items of hidden parent menu items. 2.1.1
4. — Version 2.1.0 New: Add support for “hiding” a menu item by role. 2.1.0
5. — Version 2.0.2 Fix: PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined method WP_Customize_Manager::settings_previewed(). settings_previewed() does not exist until WordPress 3.9.0+. 2.0.2
6. — Version 2.0.1 Tweak: Alphabetically sort role names. 2.0.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 103 languages, 17 at 90% or more

Plus 79 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-11-13 80K+ → 70K+ down after 3 days in tier
2. 2025-11-10 70K+ → 80K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-11-09 80K+ → 70K+ down after 344 days in tier
4. 2024-11-30 90K+ → 80K+ down after 336 days in tier
5. 2023-12-30 100K+ → 90K+ down

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).

• Privilege Menu 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags D
• sTRASHo 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags D
• User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility 80K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A
• LuckyWP ACF Menu Field 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• Bop Search Box Item Type For Nav Menus 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags D
• Menu Image, Icons made easy 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B

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Nav Menu Roles: 70K+ active installs, 4.9★ (219 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/nav-menu-roles