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Side Menu Pro
Create compact navigation panels with attractive designs.
Side Menu Pro is a flexible WordPress plugin that allows you to build interactive and visually appealing floating side menus with ease. Whether you want to improve site navigation, boost conversions, or add useful tools for your visitors, this plugin helps you deliver compact menus that stay visible and functional at all times. Designed for usability, flexibility, and performance.
These menus can display on any side of your screen, support deep customization, and adapt to user behavior and devices. Add actions, links, scroll tools, social buttons, and much more — all while enhancing the look and feel of your site.
Navigation & Functional Links
Enhance website usability with versatile links for navigation, communication, and content interaction.
Translate
Let visitors translate your website content in real time.
Social Sharing
Include social sharing links from 30+ services to help users share your content and boost traffic.
Next / Previous Post Navigation
Automatically link to the next or previous post within the same category to keep visitors engaged and moving through your content.
Scroll to Top / Bottom
Add one-click scroll links that take users instantly to the top or bottom of the page — ideal for long content pages.
Smooth Scroll
Enable smooth scrolling animations when navigating to sections via anchor links, improving the visual experience.
Add a quick-access print button that launches the browser print dialog for easy page printing.
Search
Include a live search input directly inside the menu, enabling users to quickly find content without leaving the current view.
Email & Call Links
Add links that open a mail client or dial a phone number — perfect for contact, support, or booking features.
User Account Actions
Include Login, Logout, Register, and Password Reset actions — making it easier for users to manage their accounts from anywhere on the page.
Icon & Visual Enhancements
Design menus that match your brand or stand out with modern styling options.
2000+ Font Awesome Icons
Access a vast icon library with scalable vector icons in many styles and categories.
Icon Animations
Bring your icons to life with seven built-in animation effects for attention-grabbing menu items.
Custom Icons, Emojis & Letters
Upload your own icons or use emojis and letters for creative, unique, or casual designs.
Extended Labels & Hold Open
Add longer text descriptions and keep label text visible with the “Hold Open” option for clarity and accessibility.
Behavior & Layout Options
Create a responsive and adaptive menu experience for all devices and user behaviors.
Submenus
Group related items into collapsible submenus to reduce clutter and enhance structure.
Vertical Positioning
Place your side menu on the left or right and align it vertically wherever you prefer.
Connect All Items
Hovering over one item can open all menu items simultaneously, creating a smooth, unified interaction.
ScrollSpy
Highlight the active section in the menu based on current scroll position — great for one-page layouts and guides.
Visibility & Display Rules
Precisely control when and where your menu appears based on user behavior, device, scroll, or URL.
Hiding/Showing
Allows you to control the visibility of your floating menus based on the user's scroll position on the webpage.
Comprehensive Display Controls
Use shortcodes, post types, tags, categories, or archive pages to fine-tune where and when your menu appears.
Scroll-Based Visibility
Show the menu after the user scrolls a specific distance, hide it after a defined scroll point, or make it sticky and responsive to scrolling.
Timer-Based Visibility
Delay menu appearance using a display timer, or automatically hide it after a certain number of seconds.
Activate by URL
Display the menu only when the current page URL contains specific keywords or parameters.
Activate by Referrer URL
Trigger menu display based on the visitor’s referrer — useful for targeting traffic from ads or campaigns.
Device-Based Visibility
Remove the menu entirely on mobile or desktop devices to optimize performance and layout per screen.
Multilingual Support
For websites catering to a global audience, Side Menu Pro allows you to restrict menu visibility to specific languages. This ensures users only see menus relevant to their chosen language setting.
User Role Permissions
Define which user roles (e.g., Administrator, Editor, Author) have the ability to see the menu items. This can be helpful for displaying internal menus relevant only to website administrators or managing menus for specific user groups.
Scheduling
Schedule menu appearances based on specific days, times, and dates. This allows you to promote temporary events or campaigns without cluttering your website permanently.
Browser Compatibility
Ensure your menus display correctly across a wide range of browsers. If necessary, you can choose to hide menus for specific browsers to address compatibility issues with outdated software versions.
Advanced Customization & Attributes
Gain full control over styling, behavior, and integration with your theme.
Custom Attributes
Assign unique CSS classes and IDs to any menu item, allowing you to target items with custom styles or scripts.
Custom CSS
Write and apply your own CSS rules to the menu directly from the plugin settings — no theme editing required.
Side Menu Pro is your all-in-one solution for beautiful, functional, and responsive floating side menus on WordPress. Ideal for any website that values user engagement, clarity, and seamless design.
| PRO | FREE | |
|---|---|---|
| General Features | ||
| Unlimited Menus | ✅ | ✅ |
| Open link in new tab | ✅ | ✅ |
| Set Font Awesome | ✅ | ✅ |
| Set Custom Icon | ✅ | ❌ |
| Set Colors | ✅ | ✅ |
| Set Attributes | ✅ | ✅ |
| Set Extra Text | ✅ | ❌ |
| Hold Item Open | ✅ | ❌ |
| Create SubMenu | ✅ | ❌ |
| Item type | ||
| Link | ✅ | ✅ |
| Share | 33 Share Services | ❌ |
| Translate page | ✅ | ❌ |
| Post Navigation | Next Post, Previous Post | ❌ |
| Search form | ✅ | ❌ |
| Actions | Print, Scroll(Top, Bottom, Anchor), Go Back, Go Forward | ❌ |
| ScrollSpy | ✅ | ❌ |
| Users Links | Login, LogOut, Register, Lostpassword | ❌ |
| Style and Setting | ||
| Menu Location | ✅ | ✅ |
| Change Size | ✅ | ✅ |
| Appearance | ✅ | ✅ |
| The “Connect Items” feature allows you to link all menu items into a cohesive block that opens simultaneously when hovered over. This creates a seamless and unified navigation experience, making it easier for users to access multiple sections quickly and efficiently. Ideal for minimalist designs, this option enhances the visual appeal and usability of your side menu. Connect Items | ✅ | ❌ |
| Show/Hide after Position | ✅ | ❌ |
| Show/Hide TimeOut | ✅ | ❌ |
| Add Custom CSS | ✅ | ❌ |
| Display and Visibility Rules | ||
| Multi Display Rules - Add several Display Rules to control exactly where your popup appear using shortcodes, page types, post categories/tags, author pages, date archives and more. Display Rules | Multi Display Rules | Shortcose, Everywhere |
| Responsive Visibility | Hide on smaller screens, Hide on larger screens, Remove on Mobile, Remove on Desktop | Hide on smaller screens, Hide on larger screens |
| Targeting and Scheduling | ||
| Set specific permissions for displaying menu based on user roles. Customize which user groups (e.g., Administrators, Editors, Authors) can view or interact with your menu, ensuring relevant content reaches the appropriate audience. Permissions of Users | ✅ | ❌ |
| Trigger the menu to show if the URL contains a specific parameter, such as menu=active, allowing targeted content delivery based on URL parameters. URL has param | ✅ | ❌ |
| Customize menu experiences for visitors arriving from specific websites, such as displaying a welcome message for users coming from a partner site. Referrer URL | ✅ | ❌ |
| Restrict menu visibility to users with a specific language setting, ensuring that the content is relevant and understandable for the intended audience. Enable for Specific Language | ✅ | ❌ |
| Control when your menu appear by scheduling them based on specific days, times, or dates. This allows you to plan and promote time-sensitive events or campaigns effectively, ensuring your messages reach users at the optimal moment. Schedule | ✅ | ❌ |
| Customize the visibility of your menu depending on the user's browser. Selectively hide modals for specific browsers to ensure compatibility and enhance user experience across different web environments. Hide Based on Browser | ✅ | ❌ |
The Side Menu Pro is the functional WordPress plugin that serves to add and customize unique side menus to your site. Expansion will complement the design of the resource, increase its usability and informative. It helps you to create compact navigation panels with attractive design. Emphasize the exclusivity of your site among other websites.
Yes, Side Menu Pro is compatible with the WordPress themes. It is developed by WordPress’s standard plugin code guidelines, which ensures its compatibility with themes that adhere to these standards.
However, if you encounter any issues while using Side Menu Pro with your specific theme, you can always reach out to our support staff for assistance. We are available to help you troubleshoot the issue and provide you with the best possible solution tailored to your unique case.
Side Menu Pro offers many advantages that make it the superior choice for creating a floating side menu. Let’s delve into some of these:
Design:
Side Menu Pro combines power with user-friendly simplicity. Despite its abundance of features, we have ensured that Side Menu Pro remains easy to use. Even WordPress beginners will find it effortless to create their floating side menu.
Customization Ability:
With Side Menu Pro, you can craft a unique, visually appealing floating menu that seamlessly matches your site’s design.
Speed:
The performance of a plugin can make a significant difference, especially when your site is experiencing heavy traffic. Side Menu Pro has been meticulously developed with a high-performance architecture and leverages our extensive experience in creating plugins. It offers exceptional speed capabilities.
Security:
We prioritize the security of Side Menu Pro. We follow WordPress’s security standards rigorously to guarantee the utmost protection against any potential vulnerabilities.
Support:
We provide dedicated support for Side Menu Pro every single day of the year. No matter the size of the issue, we are here to support you promptly and effectively.
Upon purchasing Side Menu Pro, you will receive:
Plugin Zip File:
You will have access to download the plugin’s zip file, which contains the Side Menu Pro plugin itself.
Documentation:
You will also gain access to comprehensive documentation and a user manual. These resources will guide you on how to install, configure, and use Side Menu Pro effectively.
Customer Support:
We offer dedicated customer support to support you with any queries or challenges you may encounter. Our friendly support staff is available to provide prompt assistance, ensuring a smooth experience with Side Menu Pro.
To get started, you can upload the plugin’s zip file to your WordPress website and activate it. For complete configuration steps, you can refer to the user manual. Should you encounter any difficulties along the way, our support team will be more than happy to support you.
There are two methods to update your Side Menu Pro plugin:
1. Dashboard Update:
You can update the plugin directly from your WordPress site’s dashboard. Navigate to the “Plugin” or “Updates” page, where you will find any available updates for Side Menu Pro. Follow the provided instructions to initiate the update process.
2. Manual Update:
Alternatively, you can log into your Wow-Company account and download the latest version of Side Menu Pro. Once downloaded, you can manually upload the updated plugin to your WordPress website. By replacing the existing plugin files with the updated ones, you will successfully update Side Menu Pro.
By using either of these two methods, you can ensure that you have the most recent version of Side Menu Pro installed on your WordPress site.
Side Menu Pro does not follow a rigid update schedule, but we consistently release updates to enhance the plugin’s performance and functionality. Our team is dedicated to addressing any bugs that may arise and to incorporating new features into Side Menu Pro. These updates are delivered regularly to ensure that our users have a seamless experience and access to the latest improvements in the plugin.
Currently, we offer two payment methods for Side Menu Pro: credit cards and PayPal. Whether you prefer using your credit card or PayPal account, you can conveniently make your payment through either of these options.
No, there is no additional payment required after purchasing the plugin. We offer a Lifetime license for using the plugin, which means you have unlimited access to it without any additional charges. Additionally, our support services are included with the purchase, ensuring that you receive assistance whenever you need it.
What’s included?
- LifeTime Free updates
- Forever support
- LifeTime License
How do we get it?
After you purchase, we’ll email you a private download link that includes everything you need.