Larbous Floating Menu
This plugin creates a floating menu set to the left position. Set the options in Settings / Larbous Floating Menu
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Larbous Floating Menu shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 3/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 12 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.9 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Larbous Floating Menu stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| fixed menu | >100 |
| floating menu | >100 |
| menu | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 3 from 2 reviews
About Larbous Floating Menu
From the official readme · v1.1Description
This plugin creates a floating menu set to the left position.
You can set:
* Choose a custom menu
* the color of the menu options: font e background
* the vertical position of the screen
Set the options in Settings / Larbous Floating Menu
Installation
Install Instructions
- Upload the folder larbous-floating-menu to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory of your site
- Activate the plugin through the \’Plugins\’ menu in WordPress
- Upload to media library your icons with size 48×48 or similar
- Create a customized Menu in Appearence / Menu
- Create options like \”Option Item \”
- Save with any name. This plugin assumes as default the name \”Larbous Floating Menu\”
Changelog
This update fixes the area where the mouseover will work. Before this area was invading the space of the site, now it only restricted to visible part. Only the file =larbous-floating-menu= has changed.
1.2
The Serbian, Italian and Spanish languages were incorporated. Thanks to Borisa Djuraskovic by translating into Serbian language.
1.1
The area of the mouseover was restricted to the visible space, usually the icon.
1.0
- The first version without modifications
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FAQ
Larbous Floating Menu: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
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Is Larbous Floating Menu free?
Yes. Larbous Floating Menu is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Larbous Floating Menu safe to use in 2026?
Larbous Floating Menu shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 3/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Larbous Floating Menu?
Larbous Floating Menu is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 5,927 times since it launched in May 2014. It was downloaded 149 times in the last 30 days.
Does Larbous Floating Menu work with WordPress 7.1?
Larbous Floating Menu is officially tested up to WordPress 3.9.40, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Larbous Floating Menu last updated?
The latest version, 1.1, was released on August 25, 2014 (12 years ago).
Who makes Larbous Floating Menu?
Larbous Floating Menu is developed and maintained by Luiz Sobral.
What are the best alternatives to Larbous Floating Menu?
The most popular alternatives to Larbous Floating Menu are Side Menu Lite (7K+ installs), Fixed And Sticky Header (1K+ installs) and DeveloPress Sticky Footer B… (300+ installs).
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