Displays child menu items in the sidebar based on the currently selected parent menu item.
As of April 2026, Menu Based Sidebar is a WordPress dynamic menu plugin with 200 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 3.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 8.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2022. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Top alternative: Dynamic Menu Items.
A smart way to display child menu items in the widget sidebar. The Menu-Based Sidebar plugin provides an option to display child menu items in the sidebar based on the currently selected parent menu item.
* Shortcode [mbs_menu menu_id=”MENU_ID_GOES_HERE”]
* Display menu items in sidebar on based current main menu item
* Auto display child pages on based of current main menu item
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| WordPress | 6.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 8.0+ required |
Tested with latest version of Wordrpess
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