Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 67% 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. ★★★★★ pissenlit

   3mo ago

   It does its job, I’ve been using it for 6 years and it’s never given me any trouble!

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2. ★★★★★ rakhmatichsan

   1.8y ago

   Very simple to use and deliver. Thank you very much for the plugin. Worth the paid version if need arise. IMHO.

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3. ★★★★★ kaedinger

   2.1y ago

   Thank you very much for removing a feature without explicit notice, and even breaking my site! Removing the icons from the free version without announcing beforehand is an ill move. And with the update, the side menu stopped working (just displayed the contents on the bottom of the page) until I went in to the menu configuration, did absolutely nothing and saved. Now it at least shows up again. The icons are still listed as a feature, though. In the plugin itself, they are listed as a pro feature. It was fun while it lasted. But how can I ever trust a developer who REMOVES features without prior notice?

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4. ★★★★★ acschris

   3.6y ago

   Great plugin This topic was modified 3 years, 6 months ago by acschris.

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5. ★★★★★ hackoa

   3.7y ago

   Link color inherit theme link color and can not use the plugin. No choice between animate and not animate. No option between slide and don’t slide. But the big problem is the color.

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6. ★★★★★ Smexhy

   4.7y ago

   free version is not usable, you can’t change anything besides text and icon, not even color..not worth it

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7. ★★★★★ francis1962

   4.8y ago

   Excellent plug-in qui fonctionne très bien. Je suis passé à la version Pro et je ne le regrette pas. Avant de sauter le pas, j’ai posé une question au support, la réponse a été très rapide et claire.

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8. ★★★★★ lencer

   5.6y ago

   I bought the lifetime license and try to configure the menus like I want. But I found out three bugs and I described 2 wishes towards the developer. Three days later I get the request to download the new version and there were all errors removed and extensions added. Outstanding support! I like best the possibility to define the menus for desktop and mobile use based on the resolution. That works very well.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 5.5.3 Fixed a minor bug with output tags Fixed: a minor bug with code quality 5.5.3
2. — Version 5.5.2 Fixed: minor bug with Content::create() Fixed: minor bug with Settings::option() Fixed: grammar error in ListTable = 5.5.1= * Updated: Font Awesome library upgraded to version 7.1 . * Updated: wp-color-picker-alpha to ve 5.5.2
3. — Version 5.5 Updated: Font Awesome library upgraded to version 7.0.0 . 5.5
4. — Version 5.4.4 Improved: Reorganized method order in the DBManager class for better readability and maintenance 5.4.4
5. — Version 5.4.3 Fixed: incorrect user capabilities handling Fixed: menu detection issue in Script Maker 5.4.3
6. — Version 5.4.2 Improved: Screen reader support for the side menu by adding role=”navigation” and aria-label attributes. 5.4.2

6 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 Side Menu Lite <= 5.3.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update ↗
   2025-01-24 CVE-2025-24724 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 5.3.1 Patched in 5.3.2
2. Medium · 4.3 Side Menu Lite – add sticky fixed buttons <= 4.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2024-04-11 CVE-2024-3476 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 4.2 Patched in 4.2.1
3. Medium · 6.1 Multiple Wow-Company Plugins (Various Versions) -- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'page' parameter ↗
   2023-05-22 CVE-2023-2362 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 4.0.1 Patched in 4.0.2
4. Medium · 4.3 Side Menu Lite <= 4.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Item Deletion ↗
   2023-03-08 CVE-2023-27418 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 4.0 Patched in 4.0.1
5. High · 8.8 Side Menu Lite - add sticky fixed buttons < 2.2.6 - SQL Injection ↗
   2021-07-27 CVE-2021-24580 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects < 2.2.6 Patched in 2.2.6
6. High · 7.2 Side Menu Lite <= 2.2 - SQL Injection ↗
   2021-06-28 CVE-2021-24521 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 2.1.1 Patched in 2.2.1

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

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-03-02 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
2. 2025-03-01 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-02-28 6K+ → 7K+ up after 328 days in tier
4. 2024-04-06 5K+ → 6K+ up after 224 days in tier
5. 2023-08-26 4K+ → 5K+ up

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).

• Simple Floating Menu 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Button Generator – Easily Create Custom Buttons with Icons and Analytics 5K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
• Floating Button – Easily Create Sticky, Fixed & Floating Buttons 4K+ installs · 3.4★ · 2 shared tags B
• Easy Sidebar Menu Widget 2K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
• Flexi Menu – Floating, Vertical, Dropdown & Right Click Menus 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• L Larbous Floating Menu 10+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D

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Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu: 7K+ active installs, 4.0★ (12 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/side-menu-lite