Max Mega Menu vs Nav Menu Roles
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| Feature | Max Mega Menu v3.10.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Nav Menu Roles v2.1.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 300,000+ | 70,000+ |
| Last updated | September 14, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Max Mega Menu · Max Mega Menu Pro ($) | Nav Menu Roles |
| Pros | Mega menus with widgets, blocks or custom HTML; Built-in theme editor for menu styling; Placed by block, shortcode, widget or Elementor | Per-item visibility by login state and role; Works in the menus screen and the customizer; Free with no paid tier |
| Cons | Sticky, tabbed, search and other advanced features need Pro; Pro is a separate paid add-on with its own licence; Adds its own styles and scripts to the front end | Hides menu items only, not the linked pages; Support is limited to the WordPress forums; Needs a separate access plugin to lock content |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Mega menu panels with widgets and blocks, Shortcodes for placing a menu, Elementor widget for placing a menu, Built-in theme editor for menu styles, Icon library for menu items, Pro features such as sticky, tabbed and vertical menus ($) | Per-item visibility by user role, Logged-in and logged-out visibility modes, Role settings in the Customizer menu editor, Importer for menus from other sites, Filter for the list of roles offered |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Elementor, Divi, WPML, Polylang | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.2 | 6.6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.0 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 2 | — |