Sticky Menu vs WP Mega Menu
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| Feature | Sticky Menu v2.36 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | WP Mega Menu v1.4.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 90,000+ | 8,000+ |
| Last updated | August 16, 2026 | November 3, 2021 |
| Editions | Sticky Menu (or Anything!) on Scroll · WP Sticky PRO ($) | WP Mega Menu · WP Mega Menu Pro ($) |
| Pros | Any element can stick, chosen by CSS selector; Top offset, screen-width limits and admin-bar handling; Background colour when the element is stuck | Free drag and drop menu builder with saved themes; Widgets, search bar and badges inside menu items; Theme import and export for reuse on other sites |
| Cons | 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 | Vertical menus and CTA buttons need the Pro version; Selected Google Fonts load from Google's servers; Readme lists compatibility only up to WordPress 5.8 |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 ($), Settings page under Settings menu | Drag and drop menu builder, Featured box and grid post widgets inside menu, Export and import menu themes, Search bar inside menu, Menu item badge text and style, wp_megamenu shortcode, Vertical menu, CTA button and login/signup items ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Other | — | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 3.6 | 4.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 5.8 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | fonts.googleapis.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |