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Nav Menu Collapse

Adds functionality to collapse and expand nav menus within the WordPress admin.

By Robert Noakes·All·Free
5(14 reviews)
·3.0K+ active installs·Updated 1 year ago
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As of April 2026, Nav Menu Collapse is a WordPress all plugin with 3.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 14 reviews. It has been downloaded 58K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 49% this week. Top alternative: WP-Archives.

5/514 reviews
3.0K+active installs
58K+total downloads
8 yearssince 2018

Overview

Adds functionality to collapse and expand nav menus within the WordPress admin. All parent nav menu items are collapsed by default, but you have the option to store the collapsed/expanded state for the menus on a user-by-user basis.

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Ratings & Reviews

514 reviews
5 ★
14
4 ★
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3 ★
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2 ★
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1 ★
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Recent Reviews

Fantastic!
by faglork·1 year ago·1 reply

The only way to handle lots of pages. An absolute must-have.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! You really made my day!

And I agree with many others – this should be in wordpress core. Together with Nested Pages. Would be awesome …

Thank You
by ttiefenbach·2 years ago·1 reply

I don’t know why this isn’t part of WordPress by default! Thanks for making the menu easier to manage and making it free!!

Excellent, Very Helpful, Must be default feature in WP
by atiqjanbask07·4 years ago·1 reply

Excellent, Very Helpful, Must be default feature in WP

Should absolutely be a default feature
by Joona Nuutinen·4 years ago·1 reply

This plugin lets you edit large menu structures with ease.

YES
by eriktdesign·5 years ago·1 reply

Simple, to the point, this should absolutely be in core.

Download Trends

Today: 23Yesterday: 12This week: 112Period total: 7K

Compatibility

WordPress5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.7.5
PHPfalse+ required

Version Adoption

v2.1
95.3%
Other
4.8%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

2.1.6

  • Fixed: Textdomain loading issue
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Robert NoakesRobert Noakes
Plugin Info
Version
2.1.6
Last Updated
Dec 10, 2024
WP Requires
5.0+
Tested Up To
6.7.5
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
3.0K+
Downloads
58K+
Added
Feb 16, 2018
Business
Free

Tags

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Developer

R
Robert Noakes
4 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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