Menu Item Badges (Admin Fields)
Add eye-catching badges like "NEU", "AKTION" or "WM 2026" to individual WordPress menu items — directly from the Menus screen.
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·0 active installs·Updated 1 month agoAs of April 2026, Menu Item Badges (Admin Fields) is a WordPress menu plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 162 times in total. Requires WordPress 5.8+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2026. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: Admin Menu Editor.
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162total downloads
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Overview
Menu Item Badges adds two simple fields to every menu item in Appearance → Menus:
- Badge (Text) – e.g. NEU, AKTION, WM 2026
- Badge Color (optional) – set a custom hex color like #e74c3c
Badges are rendered as a clean pill-shaped label right next to the menu item title on the frontend.
Perfect for seasonal campaigns, promotions, and important navigation entries (e.g. “Public Viewing Technik mieten” → “WM 2026”).
No theme editing required.
Usage
- Go to Appearance → Menus (wp-admin/nav-menus.php)
- Expand the desired menu item.
- Set:
- Badge (Text): e.g.
WM 2026 - Badge Color (optional): e.g.
#e74c3c
- Badge (Text): e.g.
- Save the menu.
To remove a badge, simply clear the Badge (Text) field and save.
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.8+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release: badge text + optional color per menu item
- Frontend badge rendering with clean default styling
Contributors
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