Advanced Sidebar Menu vs My Sticky Menu
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| Feature | Advanced Sidebar Menu v9.8.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | My Sticky Menu v2.9.3 · 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 | October 12, 2026 |
| Editions | Advanced Sidebar Menu · Advanced Sidebar Menu PRO ($) | My Sticky Bar · My Sticky Bar Pro ($) |
| Pros | Menus follow the page or category hierarchy automatically; Blocks and classic widgets for placement | Sticky header with fade or slide effects at no cost; Basic notification bar with colour and opacity controls; Simple setup with no code |
| Cons | Some exclusion and display options need PRO; Go PRO prompts appear in the admin | Lead capture and page targeting need Pro; Upgrade and Poptin install prompts appear in the admin; Feedback and support forms send data to the vendor when submitted |
| 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 | Sticky header on scroll with fade or slide effect, Welcome or notification bar, Disable the sticky menu on small screens, LTR and RTL announcement text, Email and contact lead capture from the bar ($), Show the bar on chosen pages and triggers ($), Upgrade-to-Pro screens and menu items |
| Integrations | ||
| Other | — | Google Fonts, Premio support API (premioapps.com) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.2.0 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4.0 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | premioapps.com, fonts.googleapis.com |
| Blocks | 2 | — |