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DS Mobile Menu – Customizable Bottom Navigation Bar icon
Actively maintained Tested up to 7.0.6 #1 in app-like

DS Mobile Menu – Customizable Bottom Navigation Bar

Premium bottom mobile navigation bar for any WordPress site. Transform your website into an app-like mobile experience — zero coding required.

Active installs<10New
Downloads · 30d80▼ -46.3% vs prev. 30d
Rating—0 reviews
Health score55/100Fair
All-time downloads215Since Aug 2026
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 6.5PHP 8.0+
Downloads · 7d16▼ -5.9% week over week
Our verdict

Use with caution

DS Mobile Menu works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. Was last updated 2 months ago, and scores 55/100 on our health check.

  • Small user base (<10 active installs)
  • Very few reviews so far

Daily downloads

102131Aug 6Sep 2Sep 30
Yesterday3
Daily average (1y)4
Peak day42Aug 6, 2026
Last 12 months216

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where DS Mobile Menu stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
app-like >100 2,711 Best app-like plugins →
bottom navigation >100 1,051 Best bottom navigation plugins →
mobile menu >100 6,535 Best mobile menu plugins →
mobile navigation >100 2,467 Best mobile navigation plugins →
woocommerce >100 10,000 Best woocommerce plugins →

About DS Mobile Menu

From the official readme · v1.1.0

Description

DS Mobile Menu adds a beautiful, fully customizable bottom navigation bar to any WordPress website. Inspired by native mobile apps, it transforms the browsing experience on smartphones and tablets with smooth animations, six premium layout presets, and deep WooCommerce integration.

Why DS Mobile Menu?

Most mobile menus just style the hamburger. DS Mobile Menu replaces it with a native-app-style bottom navigation bar that visitors actually love to use.

6 Premium Layout Presets

  • Minimal — Clean, flat bar. Pure simplicity, zero distraction.
  • Modern — Card-elevated bar with a smooth active indicator line.
  • Glassmorphism — Frosted glass with backdrop blur and transparency.
  • Floating — Pill-shaped bar that hovers above the viewport edge.
  • Center FAB — Standard bar with an oversized center action button.
  • Premium App — Native-app feel with animated active state and notch support.

Unlimited Menu Builder

Build any navigation you need:
* Unlimited menu items with drag-and-drop sorting
* Custom icons (Dashicons, Font Awesome optional, or inline SVG)
* Custom URLs, Page links, Post links, Category links, External links
* Phone & Email links
* Custom badges, tooltips, and labels
* Hide labels, control icon size, font size, padding, border radius
* Per-item animations (bounce, pulse, shake, scale)

Deep WooCommerce Integration

Automatically detects WooCommerce and supports:
* Home, Shop, Categories, Wishlist, Cart, Checkout, My Account
* Live cart badge counter via WC fragments (no page reload)
* Badge auto-hides when cart is empty

Full Visibility Controls

Show or hide the menu based on:
* Device (desktop, tablet, mobile — CSS breakpoints, no UA sniffing)
* Login state (logged in / logged out)
* User roles
* Specific pages
* 404, Search, Archive pages
* WooCommerce pages

Professional Customizer

  • Unlimited colors with live preview
  • Typography (font family, size, weight)
  • Glass effect with blur control
  • Gradients, borders, shadows
  • Safe area support (iPhone notch / home indicator)
  • Dark mode (respects prefers-color-scheme)
  • Transition duration and easing

Performance First

  • No jQuery dependency on front-end — pure vanilla JS
  • Deferred script loading
  • Conditional asset loading — CSS/JS only on pages where the menu renders
  • Generated CSS written to a static file — served as a static asset, not generated on each request
  • No render-blocking resources
  • Core Web Vitals friendly

Accessibility (WCAG AA)

  • Full keyboard navigation
  • ARIA labels and aria-current="page" on active items
  • Screen reader friendly with sr-only labels
  • Visible focus states
  • Contrast compliant

Security

  • Nonce verification on all AJAX requests
  • Capability checks (manage_options) on all admin actions
  • Full input sanitization and output escaping
  • No direct database writes from raw user input
  • Proper Settings API usage

Import / Export

Backup and transfer all settings between sites with one click. Useful for staging-to-production deployments.

RTL Support

Full right-to-left layout support for Arabic, Hebrew, and other RTL languages.

Translation Ready

100% internationalized. All strings use proper text domains and escaping translation functions. Includes a .pot template.

Installation

  1. Upload the devstack-mobile-menu folder to /wp-content/plugins/.
  2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress.
  3. Go to DS Mobile Menu > Menu Builder to add your navigation items.
  4. Go to DS Mobile Menu > Layouts to choose your preferred style.
  5. Go to DS Mobile Menu > Appearance to customize colors and typography.
  6. Visit your site on mobile to see the navigation bar in action.

Frequently asked questions

Does it work with any WordPress theme?

Yes. DS Mobile Menu works with any WordPress theme — classic themes, block themes, Elementor, Bricks, Breakdance, Divi, Avada, and more.

Does it require WooCommerce?

No. DS Mobile Menu works on any WordPress site. WooCommerce integration (cart badge, shop links) is automatically enabled when WooCommerce is detected.

Will it slow down my site?

No. DS Mobile Menu is built performance-first. It uses no jQuery on the front-end, loads deferred scripts, and only enqueues assets on pages where the menu renders. Generated CSS is served as a static file.

Can I use my own SVG icons?

Yes. In the Menu Builder, select “Custom SVG” as the icon type and paste your SVG markup. It is sanitized with wp_kses for security.

How do I hide the menu on the desktop?

Go to DS Mobile Menu > Visibility. The “Hide on Desktop” option is enabled by default at a 1024px breakpoint. You can adjust the breakpoint value.

Can I export my settings and import them on another site?

Yes. Go to DS Mobile Menu > Import & Export to download a JSON backup of all settings and import it on any other installation.

Is Font Awesome included?

Font Awesome is optional and self-hosted. Enable it in DS Mobile Menu > Dashboard > General Settings if you want FA icons. By default the plugin uses Dashicons (bundled in WordPress core) and inline SVG.

Changelog

This update includes important security enhancements and visual fixes for iOS devices and virtual keyboards. Updating is highly recommended.

1.1.0

  • Enhance: Automatically hide the navigation bar when the virtual keyboard is open on mobile devices to prevent overlapping input fields.
  • Fix: Resolved an issue where the center-fab layout button misaligned on iOS devices due to safe-area-inset scaling.
  • Fix: Set maximum z-index to prevent the navigation bar from being overlapped by checkout fields in some themes.
  • Security: Implemented strict sanitization and validation across all AJAX handlers and options processing.

1.0.0

  • Initial release.
  • Six premium layout presets: Minimal, Modern, Glassmorphism, Floating, Center FAB, Premium App.
  • Unlimited menu builder with drag-and-drop sorting.
  • WooCommerce integration with live cart badge.
  • Full visibility controls.
  • Appearance customizer with dark mode support.
  • Import/Export settings.
  • RTL support.
  • WCAG AA accessibility.

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

Screenshots

Bottom navigation bar — Modern layout on mobile
Bottom navigation bar — Modern layout on mobile
Six premium layout presets
Six premium layout presets
Menu Builder — drag-and-drop interface
Menu Builder — drag-and-drop interface
Appearance/Customizer panel
Appearance/Customizer panel
Layout Picker with visual previews
Layout Picker with visual previews

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FAQ

DS Mobile Menu: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 1, 2026

Is DS Mobile Menu free?

Yes. DS Mobile Menu is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is DS Mobile Menu safe to use in 2026?

DS Mobile Menu works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. Was last updated 2 months ago, and scores 55/100 on our health check.

How many websites use DS Mobile Menu?

DS Mobile Menu is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 215 times since it launched in August 2026. It was downloaded 80 times in the last 30 days.

Does DS Mobile Menu work with WordPress 7.1?

DS Mobile Menu is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.6, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

What PHP version does DS Mobile Menu need?

DS Mobile Menu requires PHP 8.0 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.

When was DS Mobile Menu last updated?

The latest version, 1.1.0, was released on August 6, 2026 (2 months ago).

Who makes DS Mobile Menu?

DS Mobile Menu is developed and maintained by DevStack IT Solutions.

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