Menu Icons vs Responsive Menu
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| Feature | Menu Icons v0.13.25 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 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 | 100,000+ | 70,000+ |
| Last updated | September 29, 2026 | October 12, 2026 |
| Editions | Menu Icons | Responsive Menu · Responsive Menu Pro ($) |
| Pros | Font Awesome, Dashicons and image icons for menu items; Default icon settings per menu; Colour and size styling for icons | 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 | Works on menu items only, not on other page elements; Bundles its own copy of Font Awesome; Shows promotional notices for other ThemeIsle products | 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 | 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 | 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 | 4.7 | 3.6 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.1 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.3 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | api.themeisle.com | responsive.menu |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |