Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu

by Wow-Company

Description

Side Menu Lite is a free and lightweight WordPress plugin that lets you add customizable sticky side menus to the left or right edge of your site. These floating buttons serve as shortcuts, improving site navigation and user engagement.

Perfect for:
– Quick access menus
– Feedback or contact links
– Promotion of offers or calculators
– Integration with popups, modals, and more

✅ Increase engagement with intuitive and accessible navigation.

🌟 Features

Create unlimited side menus
Left or right side placement
Insert custom links
Open links in a new tab
Customize icon size and font size
Add animated icons
Display menus on specific devices
Use custom IDs and classes
Includes 2000+ Font Awesome 6 icons

🔥 Benefits

Highlight essential actions, links, or pages
Combine with popups or calculators for more conversions
Boost user experience and retention
Great for both desktop and mobile

🚀 Upgrade to Pro

Unlock powerful features with Side Menu Pro:

Submenus for better organization
Extended Labels & Hold Label Open
Translate link
Share link (30+ social platforms)
Next/Previous post navigation
Smooth scroll / Scroll to top or bottom
ScrollSpy
Print page
Built-in search
One-click call / Email / Bookmark
Login / Register / Logout / Recover password
Visibility by scroll position
Visibility by timer delay
Activate by URL
Activate by Referrer URL
Multilingual Support
Add emoji or letter icons
Upload custom icons
Full visibility control (page types, categories, shortcodes)
Show menu by device, language, user role
Schedule menu appearance (by date, time, day)
Browser compatibility rules

🎥 Demo Pro

🔗 Complementary Plugins

Maximize functionality by combining with these free tools:

🧭 Related Menu Plugins

Floating Button – Floating call-to-action buttons
Sticky Buttons – Floating multi-action sticky buttons
Bubble Menu – Circular floating menu with icons
Float Menu – Customizable vertical float menu

📩 Support

Need help? Visit our Support Forum for quick answers and assistance.

Installation

📌 Option 1: Install via WordPress Admin

Go to your WordPress dashboard Plugins Add New.
Search for Side Menu Lite.
Click Install Now, then click Activate.
Navigate to the new Side Menu Lite section in your dashboard menu.
Click Add New to create your first menu.
Customize your menu settings and click Save.

📌 Option 2: Manual Upload

Download the plugin ZIP file from wordpress.org.
Go to Plugins Add New Upload Plugin.
Upload the ZIP file and click Install Now.
Click Activate once the installation is complete.
Create and manage side menus from the Side Menu Lite section in the dashboard.

📌 Option 3: Install via FTP

Download and unzip the plugin ZIP file.
Upload the extracted side-menu-lite folder to /wp-content/plugins/ via FTP.
Go to Plugins in your dashboard and click Activate next to Side Menu Lite.

Screenshots

Side Menu buttons displayed on the frontend
Create and customize menu items
Adjust global settings for the menu
Set display rules to control visibility
Live preview of the Side Menu in the editor

Faq

The menu doesn’t appear on my website. What should I do?

This is usually caused by caching. Try the following steps:

Clear your browser cache – Press Ctrl + Shift + R (Windows) or Cmd + Shift + R (Mac).
Purge your WordPress cache – Use your caching plugin (e.g., WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, LiteSpeed Cache) to clear the cache.
Clear server/hosting cache – Clear cache from your hosting panel (Cloudflare, SiteGround, etc.).
Temporarily disable caching plugins – If the menu still doesn’t show, disable caching plugins to confirm the issue.

The menu is visible only to admins. How can I make it visible to everyone?

Check if Test Mode is enabled. When active, the menu is only visible to administrators. Disable Test Mode to show it to all visitors.

Can I control where the menu appears?

Yes! In the Lite version, you can:
– Display the menu sitewide on all pages.
– Use the shortcode [Side-Menu id="1"] to manually insert the menu on specific pages or posts.

The Pro version allows you to display menus by post types, taxonomies, user roles, languages, and more.

Can I change the side where the menu appears?

Yes. You can position the menu on the left or right side of the screen from the settings panel.

Can I create multiple menus?

Absolutely. You can create multiple side menus and display them independently using shortcodes or display rules.

Can I use Side Menu Lite on WordPress Multisite?

Yes, but don’t network-activate the plugin. Instead, activate Side Menu Lite on each site where you want to use it.

Does Side Menu Lite slow down my site?

No. The plugin is lightweight and optimized for speed, ensuring it won’t affect your site’s performance.

Reviews

Easy to use

By rakhmatichsan on November 24, 2024

Very simple to use and deliver. Thank you very much for the plugin. Worth the paid version if need arise. IMHO.

Removing features without prior notice, breaking the site

By kaedinger on July 16, 2024

Thank you very much for removing a feature without explicit notice, and even breaking my site!

Removing the icons from the free version without announcing beforehand is an ill move. And with the update, the side menu stopped working (just displayed the contents on the bottom of the page) until I went in to the menu configuration, did absolutely nothing and saved. Now it at least shows up again.

The icons are still listed as a feature, though. In the plugin itself, they are listed as a pro feature.

It was fun while it lasted. But how can I ever trust a developer who REMOVES features without prior notice?

great plugin

By acschris on January 9, 2023

Great plugin

Don`t like it!

By hackoa on January 4, 2023

Link color inherit theme link color and can not use the plugin. No choice between animate and not animate. No option between slide and don't slide.

But the big problem is the color.

trash

By Smexhy (SmeXhy) on December 5, 2021

free version is not usable, you can't change anything besides text and icon, not even color..not worth it

Excellent

By francis1962 on November 15, 2021

Excellent plug-in qui fonctionne très bien. Je suis passé à la version Pro et je ne le regrette pas. Avant de sauter le pas, j'ai posé une question au support, la réponse a été très rapide et claire.

Many Features, great support.

By lencer on January 28, 2021

I bought the lifetime license and try to configure the menus like I want. But I found out three bugs and I described 2 wishes towards the developer. Three days later I get the request to download the new version and there were all errors removed and extensions added. Outstanding support! I like best the possibility to define the menus for desktop and mobile use based on the resolution. That works very well.

side menu

By celikburhan on April 12, 2020

This application is very nice and I added it to my web page.

SAD PLUG IN

By rhinoramanan on April 3, 2020

SORRY TO STATE I DOWNLOADED THIS PLUG IN DREAMING A LITTLE BIT INSPITE OF ALL MY EFFORTS I COULD NOT HAVE IT INSTALLED IN THE PAGES THERE HAVE BEEN UMPTEEN MAILS BETWEEN UR SUPPORT AND ME AND I HAVE NOT BEEN HELPED TO LEARN AS TO HOW TO HAVE THIS PLUG WORKING IN MY PAGE/PAGES SAD EXPERIENCE PL PUT OUT ONE SIMPLE STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTION AS TO THE ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY A NOVICE AFTER ACTIVATING THE PLUG IN WP DASH BOARD HAS GIVEN U PRIDE OF PLACE TO HAVE UR WOW PLUG IN BUTTONS IN THE SIDE BAR U WILL LOSE IT SOON IF UR PRODUCT CANNOT BE USED BLESSINGS DR BRIGADIER V RAMANAN

Awsome plugin

By riviksa on October 24, 2019

The plugin is one unique and excellent

Changelog

= 5.5.1=
* Updated: Font Awesome library upgraded to version 7.1.
* Updated: wp-color-picker-alpha to version 3.0.4.

5.5

Updated: Font Awesome library upgraded to version 7.0.0.

5.4.4

Improved: Reorganized method order in the DBManager class for better readability and maintenance

5.4.3

Fixed: incorrect user capabilities handling
Fixed: menu detection issue in Script Maker

5.4.2

Improved: Screen reader support for the side menu by adding role=”navigation” and aria-label attributes.

5.4.1

Updated: Helpful links added to the settings page.
Updated: wp-color-picker-alpha upgraded to version 3.0.4.

5.4

Added: Option to disable the notranslate class.

5.3.2

Fixed: Function verification improvements.

5.3.1

Updated: Font Awesome icons to version 6.7.1.
Fixed: Minor activation bug.

5.3

Added: aria-label attribute for better accessibility.
Updated: Plugin icon.
Updated: Small UI improvements.
Fixed: Various minor bugs.

5.2.2

Changed: Touch rule logic.
Fixed: Improved keyboard accessibility.
Fixed: Minor escaping issues.

5.2.1

Fixed: Icon font inclusion on pages using shortcode.

5.2

Added: Icon category support.
Improved: FontIconPicker functionality.
Fixed: Conflicts with FontIconPicker module.
Fixed: Menu item status saving.
Fixed: CodeMirror initialization.

5.1.1

Fixed: FontPicker icon style issue.

5.1

Added: Dashboard visibility control by user roles.
Updated: Font Awesome to version 6.6.
Fixed: Icon picker search issues.

5.0

🚀 Major Update
* Added: Icon animation support.
* Added: Vertical alignment and offset options for menu positioning.
* Added: More menu styling options.
* Added: Tags and link tracking options.
* Improved: Refreshed admin interface for better usability.

4.2.1

Fixed: Nonce verification bug.

4.2

Added: Touch function support for mobile.
Changed: Admin styling improvements.

4.1.2

Fixed: Ability to add special link types.

4.1.1

Fixed: Compatibility with PHP 8.2 dynamic properties.

4.1

Updated: Font Awesome icons to version 6.4.2.

4.0.2

Fixed: Minor bug with page list handling.

4.0.1

Fixed: Various minor issues.

4.0

🚀 Major Update
* Added: Custom color and background options for items.
* Added: Export/Import functionality for menus.
* Improved: General plugin styling.
* Updated: Font Awesome to version 6.1.2.

3.1

Added: rel attribute support for menu links.

3.0.1

Fixed: Issue with overlapping menu elements.

3.0

Updated: Admin interface style.
Added: Menu deactivation option.
Added: “Test mode” feature (admin-only visibility).

2.2.6 – 2.2.1

Fixed: Various minor bugs and code cleanups.

2.2

Updated: Font Awesome to version 5.15.3.

2.1.1

Fixed: Bug when removing menu items.

2.1

Updated: Font Awesome to version 5.14.
Fixed: Various bugs.

2.0

Updated: Font Awesome icons.
Optimized plugin code.

1.0

🎉 Initial release.