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Genesis Simple Menus
With Genesis, Simple Menus allows you to select a WP menu for secondary navigation on posts, pages, categories, tags or custom taxonomies.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.8★ from 11
- Active installs
- 2k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 2 Jun 2026
- Added
- Oct 2010
- Requires WP
- 4.4.2
- Tested up to
- WP 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 8.1
- Downloads
- 130,002
Our analysis
AI-assistedGenesis Simple Menus is a WordPress plugin that enables you to assign navigation menus to the secondary navigation menu within the Genesis Theme Framework. You can set different menus for individual posts, pages, or tag/category archives, overriding the default menu settings in your Genesis Theme.
This plugin is suitable for users of the Genesis Theme Framework who want more control over their site's navigation structure. It requires that the Secondary Navigation option is enabled in the Genesis Theme Settings.
Best for: This plugin is best for users of the Genesis Theme Framework looking to customise their site's navigation menus.
What it does well
- ✓Allows custom menus for posts, pages, and archives
- ✓Overrides default Genesis menu settings
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
- ✓Compatible with Genesis Theme Framework
Where it falls short
- •Requires the Secondary Navigation to be enabled in Genesis Theme Settings
- •Limited to use within the Genesis Theme Framework
Verdict
Genesis Simple Menus provides a straightforward solution for managing secondary navigation in Genesis. It is particularly useful for those wanting to tailor their site's menu structure on a granular level.
From the developer
StudioPress's own description of Genesis Simple Menus, lightly tidied.
This plugin allows you to assign WordPress navigation menus to the secondary navigation menu within the Genesis Theme Framework on a per post, per page, or per tag/category archive basis. The per post, page, category or tag setting overrides whatever menu setting you have in your Genesis Theme setting. It does require that you have your Secondary Navigation enabled in your Genesis Theme Settings.
Tagged as
purpose
Menus & Navigation
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