For Elementor sites

Elementor Vertical Menu Plugin: build your own, pay once

Add a vertical menu with dropdown submenus to a sidebar or any section. Describe it and Ora builds an Elementor vertical menu plugin for your site.

Try it on a practice Elementor site for 7 days with 2 free changes. Pay $9–$39 once only if you keep it.

Example: vertical menu
Help Center
280 px
Getting startedopens
Accountopens
Billingcurrent page
Contact support
Illustration only. Your plugin follows your own rules.

What your Vertical Menu plugin does

A focused Elementor widget that shows one of your WordPress menus vertically. You choose the style, icons and hover look.

Vertical layout
Show a WordPress menu top to bottom in a sidebar or column.
Submenus
Child items open under their parent, on hover or on click.
Icons and hover
Add an icon to each item and set the hover color and width.
One settings page
Its own item in your WordPress admin menu, so options are easy to find and change.
Good to know: It uses menus you already built in WordPress. Deep, image-rich menus are a different build, see mega menus.

Tell Ora what you need. Check the plan before you pay.

Describe your Elementor Vertical Menu Plugin in your own words. Ora replies with a plan and a price. Nothing is built until you approve it.

Example request
My docs site has a left sidebar built in Elementor. Show my Help Center menu vertically, 280px wide, with a book icon on each top item. Submenus open on click and the current page is highlighted.
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Here is the plan:
  • Vertical menu widget that uses your Help Center menu
  • Submenus that open on click, with an icon on each item
  • 280px width and a highlight for the current page
  • A settings page in its own menu in your WordPress admin
Standard build · $19 once
In this build: Mega menu panels with images and widgets are not in this plan. Mobile off-canvas behavior is kept simple.
Want more? Add it to your request:
  • Active highlight. Also highlight the current page and its parent item.
  • Collapse on mobile. Also collapse the menu to a toggle on phones.
Add these to my request and get a quote
Ora builds it together with the plugin and the quote goes up to match. You see the new price before you pay. One plugin never costs more than $39. If it needs more than one plugin, Ora quotes each one. Or add it later as a separate build.

How to set up Vertical Menu

Here is how to get a Vertical Menu from idea to working plugin on your site. Most of the work is a few decisions, and these steps walk through them.

1. Plan the menu
Use a WordPress menu for the items and say how deep the sub menus go.
2. Choose the behaviour
Always open, accordion style or only the current branch, and the icons.
3. Describe it to Ora
Paste your own version of the example request on this page, or start from one of the examples, and change the details. Ora replies with a plan and a price, and nothing is built until you approve it.
4. Test on the practice site
Open sub menus on the practice site and check the current page is highlighted.
Common snags:

No yearly fee for your Elementor Vertical Menu Plugin

Looking for an alternative to Happy Addons Pro (Happy Addons (WPMinions))? It lists at $39 a year. Your own version is a one-off.

Happy Addons Pro (Happy Addons (WPMinions))
$39 / year
After 1 year$39
After 3 years$117
Your own Elementor Vertical Menu Plugin on Pluginora
$19–$39 once
After 1 yearthe same
After 3 yearsthe same
Includes5 free changes

Paid plugin price is the list price for one site, as shown on the seller's site in October 2026. The price of your build depends on its size. Ora quotes it before you pay. Price shown is for the whole Happy Addons Pro plan, which includes many other features. This page covers one job. Some features may also be in free versions.

Start from an example

Pick one to open the builder with it filled in, then change anything you like.

Sidebar menu
A vertical menu for my left sidebar with submenus.
Icon menu
A vertical menu with an icon next to each item.
Click to open
Submenus that open on click instead of hover.

Questions

Is there a free Elementor vertical menu plugin?

Yes, free ones may exist. Build your own when you want exact behavior and nothing extra.

Can I use the menu I already made?

Yes. You pick any menu from Appearance, then Menus, and the widget shows it vertically.

Do I need Elementor?

Yes. This plugin is built for Elementor and adds a menu widget to the Elementor editor, so your site needs Elementor. You don't need to buy Happy Addons Pro.

Can I get a refund?

The trial fee is refunded automatically if a build fails. A purchased plugin can be refunded within 14 days if it doesn't do what the approved plan said and Ora can't fix it, as long as it hasn't been downloaded or installed.

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Describe your Vertical Menu plugin. See it working on a practice store.

$1 trial on a practice site. No yearly renewal.

Build mine · $1 trial