Favorites Menu Manager
Starting in WordPress 2.7, a menu is included in the upper-right corner of the Admin. The menu, by default, includes links allowing easy access to frequently used pages in the Admin. But there isn’t an option to add…
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Favorites Menu Manager shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 17 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 17 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 2.8 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Favorites Menu Manager stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| 2.7 | >100 |
| dropdown | >100 |
| favorites | >100 |
| manager | >100 |
| menu | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Favorites Menu Manager
From the official readme · v1.0.0Description
Starting in WordPress 2.7, a menu is included in the upper-right corner of the Admin. The menu, by default, includes links allowing easy access to frequently used pages in the Admin. But there isn’t an option to add your own links!
Favorites Menu Manager allows you unfettered customization of that dropdown menu. You can easily add your own links, remove existing ones, and put them in the order you desire. Customizations are stored on a per-user basis, so each user can have their own collection of frequently used links.
Usage
Visit the Users -> Edit Favorites Menu page of the Admin to add, remove, and reorder items in the Favorite Actions menu.
The easiest way to add a new item is to visit the page you wish to add, then choose the “Bookmark This” option from the menu. You will be taken to a Manage Favorites Menu screen, where you can adjust the name of the menu item before pressing the button to accept.
Be careful of the Remove links when managing the menu. The item will be removed immediately. You will NOT be prompted.
Upgrading
The easiest way to update the plugin is to use the automatic plugin upgrader found in all versions of WordPress since 2.5.x. Just visit the Plugins page and if a new version is available, click the link to update the plugin. WordPress will take care of the rest.
Manual Upgrade:
1. Download the latest version of the plugin from the repository.
2. Deactivate plugin
3. Upload updated files
4. Reactivate plugin
Version history
- Version 1.0
Installation
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Unzip the download and FTP the entire
favorites-menu-managerdirectory to your WordPress blog’s plugins folder (/wp-content/plugins/). -
Activate the plugin on the “Plugins” tab of the Admin.
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Visit the Users -> Edit Favorites Menu page of the Admin to manage the menu. Refer to the Usage section of this document for further information.
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Best Favorites Menu Manager alternatives
All 2.7 plugins →| Rank | Plugin | Active installs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Admin Show Sticky
Adds a new column to the posts table in the admin to display if a post is sticky or not.
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40+ |
| 2 |
Tangofy
Tangofy does 3 things:
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10+ |
FAQ
Favorites Menu Manager: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 15, 2026
Is Favorites Menu Manager free?
Yes. Favorites Menu Manager is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Favorites Menu Manager safe to use in 2026?
Favorites Menu Manager shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 17 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Favorites Menu Manager?
Favorites Menu Manager is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 5,881 times since it launched in January 2009. It was downloaded 37 times in the last 30 days.
Does Favorites Menu Manager work with WordPress 7.1?
Favorites Menu Manager is officially tested up to WordPress 2.8, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Favorites Menu Manager last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.0, was released on June 13, 2009 (17 years ago).
Who makes Favorites Menu Manager?
Favorites Menu Manager is developed and maintained by redwallhp.
What are the best alternatives to Favorites Menu Manager?
The most popular alternatives to Favorites Menu Manager are Admin Show Sticky (40+ installs) and Tangofy (10+ installs).
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