Search box on Navigation Menu

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Directory rank vs rivals

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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. ★★★★★ Hostbay Intern

   10.8y ago

   Simple and does what it says. There’s nothing else to comment.

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2. ★★★★★ cedrix

   11.8y ago

   I have 3 menus in my website and the bar is added on all of my menu so I can’t use this plugin as I just want it on one menu. Also we can’t choose the width of the search bar and in my website it fall down on the second row.

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3. ★★★★★ salvatore1986

   12.1y ago

   very useful but no config option.you have to use css directly.

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4. ★★★★★ ilanaguttman

   12.4y ago

   This plugin gets the job done but it would be nice if it was a bit more robust – i.e. you could align it left or right from the WP Dashboard.

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5. ★★★★★ Tomasz

   12.5y ago

   But there is one question from few guys, and I’m joining – how make it go to the right side of menu bar?

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6. ★★★★★ paonefx

   12.8y ago

   I installed plugins but nothing happened? Any reason for this ??

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7. ★★★★★ vgleason25

   12.9y ago

   I am new to web design and I have tried numerous time to add a search box to my nav area through various coding and they have either not returned results, not returned accurate results or don’t look the way I want. This plug in solved all my problems, thanks!

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8. ★★★★★ w3xperts

   13.2y ago

   Never thought that would add a search box on menu so easily. I have searched for a long time to implement this one.

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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. 2025-09-24 600+ → 500+ down after 278 days in tier
2. 2024-12-20 700+ → 600+ down after 188 days in tier
3. 2024-06-15 800+ → 700+ down after 264 days in tier
4. 2023-09-25 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2023-09-24 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2023-09-23 900+ → 800+ down after 135 days in tier
7. 2023-05-11 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2023-05-10 900+ → 1K+ 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).

• Mobile Menu Builder for WordPress 500+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
• Customizer Hide Menu 80+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Max Mega Menu 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Menu Icons by Themeisle – Add Icons to Navigation Menus 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
• Menu Image, Icons made easy 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B

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Search box on Navigation Menu: 500+ active installs, 4.4★ (13 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/search-box-on-navigation-menu