Advanced Sidebar Menu vs Responsive Menu
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| Feature | Advanced Sidebar Menu v9.8.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | Responsive Menu v4.7.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 70,000+ |
| Last updated | August 24, 2026 | October 12, 2026 |
| Editions | Advanced Sidebar Menu · Advanced Sidebar Menu PRO ($) | Responsive Menu · Responsive Menu Pro ($) |
| Pros | Menus follow the page or category hierarchy automatically; Blocks and classic widgets for placement | Works with any WordPress menu and most themes; Trigger button with aria-expanded and labelled submenus; Live editor with style options and no code |
| Cons | Some exclusion and display options need PRO; Go PRO prompts appear in the admin | Desktop and mega menus need the paid Pro edition; Free edition shows upgrade prompts for locked options; Theme catalogue is fetched from the vendor site at runtime |
| 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 | Hamburger trigger button with aria-expanded, Integrated menu search box, Hide menu items by login state or user role, Multiple menu configurations stored as a custom post type, Shortcodes to place a menu anywhere, Pre-built menu themes loaded from the vendor catalogue, Elementor widget, Locked options show an upgrade message |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | — | Elementor |
| Requires WordPress | 6.2.0 | 3.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4.0 | 7.1 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.3 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | responsive.menu |
| Blocks | 2 | — |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |