The Descriptive Menu Widget adds a WordPress menu to a page and includes each menu item's description.
As of April 2026, Descriptive Menu Plugin is a WordPress css plugin with 30 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….
The Descriptive Menu Widget takes the manual work out of rendering a WordPress menu with menu item descriptions. Built for those experienced with CSS, the generated markup gives you full control over how your menu is displayed, including an optional icon element.
| WordPress | 3.6+ requiredTested up to 3.6.1 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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