Advanced Sidebar Menu vs Sticky Menu
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| Feature | Advanced Sidebar Menu v9.8.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | Sticky Menu v2.36 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 90,000+ |
| Last updated | August 24, 2026 | August 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Advanced Sidebar Menu · Advanced Sidebar Menu PRO ($) | Sticky Menu (or Anything!) on Scroll · WP Sticky PRO ($) |
| Pros | Menus follow the page or category hierarchy automatically; Blocks and classic widgets for placement | Any element can stick, chosen by CSS selector; Top offset, screen-width limits and admin-bar handling; Background colour when the element is stuck |
| Cons | Some exclusion and display options need PRO; Go PRO prompts appear in the admin | Needs a unique CSS selector for each element; Page-level targeting and visual picker are PRO only; Admin screens show upsell prompts for other 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 | Make any CSS-selected element sticky on scroll, Top offset for the stuck element, Minimum and maximum screen width for sticking, Account for the WordPress admin bar, Push-up, dynamic and legacy stick modes, Background colour when the element is stuck, Limit stickiness to selected posts, pages, categories or tags ($), Settings page under Settings menu |
| Requires WordPress | 6.2.0 | 3.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4.0 | 5.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| Blocks | 2 | — |