Nav Menu Roles vs Sticky Menu
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| Feature | Nav Menu Roles v2.1.3 · 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 | 70,000+ | 90,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | August 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Nav Menu Roles | Sticky Menu (or Anything!) on Scroll · WP Sticky PRO ($) |
| Pros | Per-item visibility by login state and role; Works in the menus screen and the customizer; Free with no paid tier | Any element can stick, chosen by CSS selector; Top offset, screen-width limits and admin-bar handling; Background colour when the element is stuck |
| Cons | Hides menu items only, not the linked pages; Support is limited to the WordPress forums; Needs a separate access plugin to lock content | Needs a unique CSS selector for each element; Page-level targeting and visual picker are PRO only; Admin screens show upsell prompts for other products |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Per-item visibility by user role, Logged-in and logged-out visibility modes, Role settings in the Customizer menu editor, Importer for menus from other sites, Filter for the list of roles offered | Make any CSS-selected element sticky on scroll, Top offset for the stuck element, Minimum and maximum screen width for sticking, Account for the WordPress admin bar, Push-up, dynamic and legacy stick modes, Background colour when the element is stuck, Limit stickiness to selected posts, pages, categories or tags ($), Settings page under Settings menu |
| Requires WordPress | 6.6.0 | 3.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |