Responsive Vertical Icon Menu
WordPress Responsive Vertical menu plugin is an nice and handy plugin for showing your menu in widget. It's very simple to use.
Use with caution
Responsive Vertical Icon Menu works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 700+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 8 months ago, and scores 54/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (700+ active installs)
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.9 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Responsive Vertical Icon Me… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| menu | #68 |
| responsive vertical menu | #2 |
| sidebar menu | #23 |
| sidebar vertical menu | #2 |
| vertical menu | #3 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 7 reviews
About Responsive Vertical Icon Menu
From the official readme · v1.7.0Description
WordPress Responsive Vertical Icon Menu plugin is an nice and handy plugin for showing your menus in widget. It’s very simple to use. There are a lot of style and font settings that you will like.
View our plugin demo page:
You can check some of our plugin features below.
Features of Free version
- Easy install and use
- Works without problem with all WordPress versions
- Fully Responsive
- Ability to add Icons
- Ability to choose Submenu opening type and set the duration
- Ability to choose icon function when clicking on it
- User friendly back-end
- Tested on popular WordPress themes
You can upgrade the free version to Vertical menu Pro to add some great features.
The features of Pro version
- Ability to change Main, Sub and Active menus styles
- Ability to select Font family
- Ability to set border styles
- Ability to set Background color
If you have any type of question occuring our plugin contact us at support@wpdevart.com.
Step by step guide
General Settings
- Submenu opening type – Select when to display the submenu
- Submenu opening duration – Type the submenu opening duration
- Icon option when clicking on it – Choose the option when clicking on it
Main(Parent) menu style options
- Padding – Type the padding parameters
- Icon size – Type the size
- Background color – Select the Background color
- Font size – Type the Font size
- Font family – Choose the Font family
- Font style – Select the Font style
- Text color – Choose the Text color
- Background color when hovering – Choose the Background color when hovering
- Font size when hovering – Type the Font size when hovering
- Font family when hovering – Select the Font family when hovering
- Font style when hovering – Select the Font style when hovering
- Text color when hovering – Choose the Text color when hovering
- Active Background color – Select the Background
- Active Font size – Type the Font size
- Active Font family – Select the Font family
- Active Font style – Select the Font style
- Active Text color – Select the Text color
- Border width – Type the Border width
- Border color – Select the Border color
- Border color when hovering – Select the Border color when hovering
- Active Border color – Select the Border color
- Submenu icons size – Type the icons size
- Submenu opening icon padding – Type the opening icon padding
- Submenu closing icon padding – Type the closing icon padding
Submenu style options
- Padding – Type the padding parameters
- Background color – Select the Background color
- Font size – Type the Font size
- Font family – Choose the Font family
- Font style – Select the Font style
- Text color – Choose the Text color
- Background color when hovering – Choose the Background color when hovering
- Font size when hovering – Type the Font size when hovering
- Font family when hovering – Select the Font family when hovering
- Font style when hovering – Select the Font style when hovering
- Text color when hovering – Choose the Text color when hovering
- Active Background color – Select the Background color
- Active Font size – Type the Font size
- Active Font family – Select the Font family
- Active Font style – Select the Font style
- Active Text color – Select the Text color
- Border width – Type the Border width
- Border color – Select the Border color
- Border color when hovering – Select the Border color when hovering
- Active Border color – Select the Border color
Installation
First of all download the plugin ZIP file.
- Log in to your WordPress admin panel.
- Go to your Plugins page, then click Add New > Upload Plugin .
- Click “Choose file” then select the plugin zip file.
- After that upload and activate our plugin.
Changelog
1.7.0
- admin UI changes
1.6.9
- added image.
1.6.8
- Code improved.
1.6.7
- tested.
1.6.6
- Code improved.
1.6.5
- bug fixed.
Screenshots
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FAQ
Responsive Vertical Icon Menu: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026
Is Responsive Vertical Icon Menu free?
Yes. Responsive Vertical Icon Menu is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Responsive Vertical Icon Menu safe to use in 2026?
Responsive Vertical Icon Menu works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 700+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 8 months ago, and scores 54/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Responsive Vertical Icon Menu?
Responsive Vertical Icon Menu is active on 700+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 62,701 times since it launched in January 2018. It was downloaded 402 times in the last 30 days.
Does Responsive Vertical Icon Menu work with WordPress 7.1?
Responsive Vertical Icon Menu is officially tested up to WordPress 6.9.9, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Responsive Vertical Icon Menu last updated?
The latest version, 1.7.0, was released on February 2, 2026 (8 months ago).
Who makes Responsive Vertical Icon Menu?
Responsive Vertical Icon Menu is developed and maintained by wpdevart.
What are the best alternatives to Responsive Vertical Icon Menu?
The most popular alternatives to Responsive Vertical Icon Menu are Admin Menu Editor (300K+ installs), Max Mega Menu (300K+ installs) and Menu Image, Icons made easy (100K+ installs).
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