Advanced Sidebar Menu vs Menu Icons
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| Feature | Advanced Sidebar Menu v9.8.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | Menu Icons v0.13.25 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | August 24, 2026 | September 29, 2026 |
| Editions | Advanced Sidebar Menu · Advanced Sidebar Menu PRO ($) | Menu Icons |
| Pros | Menus follow the page or category hierarchy automatically; Blocks and classic widgets for placement | Font Awesome, Dashicons and image icons for menu items; Default icon settings per menu; Colour and size styling for icons |
| Cons | Some exclusion and display options need PRO; Go PRO prompts appear in the admin | Works on menu items only, not on other page elements; Bundles its own copy of Font Awesome; Shows promotional notices for other ThemeIsle products |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Page hierarchy sidebar menu, Category hierarchy sidebar menu, Advanced Sidebar - Pages block, Advanced Sidebar - Categories block, Classic widgets for pages and categories | Font Awesome icons for menu items, Dashicons for menu items, Image icons chosen from the media library, Default icon settings for each menu, Icon colour and size styling, WordPress Abilities API registration |
| Requires WordPress | 6.2.0 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4.0 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | api.themeisle.com |
| Blocks | 2 | — |