Menu Icons vs Sticky Menu
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| Feature | Menu Icons v0.13.25 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 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 | 100,000+ | 90,000+ |
| Last updated | September 29, 2026 | August 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Menu Icons | Sticky Menu (or Anything!) on Scroll · WP Sticky PRO ($) |
| Pros | Font Awesome, Dashicons and image icons for menu items; Default icon settings per menu; Colour and size styling for icons | Any element can stick, chosen by CSS selector; Top offset, screen-width limits and admin-bar handling; Background colour when the element is stuck |
| Cons | Works on menu items only, not on other page elements; Bundles its own copy of Font Awesome; Shows promotional notices for other ThemeIsle products | Needs a unique CSS selector for each element; Page-level targeting and visual picker are PRO only; Admin screens show upsell prompts for other products |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Font Awesome icons for menu items, Dashicons for menu items, Image icons chosen from the media library, Default icon settings for each menu, Icon colour and size styling, WordPress Abilities API registration | Make any CSS-selected element sticky on scroll, Top offset for the stuck element, Minimum and maximum screen width for sticking, Account for the WordPress admin bar, Push-up, dynamic and legacy stick modes, Background colour when the element is stuck, Limit stickiness to selected posts, pages, categories or tags ($), Settings page under Settings menu |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | 3.6 |
| Requires PHP | — | 5.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | api.themeisle.com | — |