Title: Menu Item Badges (Admin Fields)
Author: paworldtothemoon
Published: <strong>Colte 4, 2026</strong>
Last modified: Colte 4, 2026

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# Menu Item Badges (Admin Fields)

 By [paworldtothemoon](https://profiles.wordpress.org/paworldtothemoon/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/menu-item-badges-admin-fields.1.0.0.zip)

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## Description

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

 1. Go to **Appearance  Menus** (wp-admin/nav-menus.php)
 2. Expand the desired menu item.
 3. Set:
 4.  * **Badge (Text)**: e.g. `WM 2026`
     * **Badge Color** (optional): e.g. `#e74c3c`
 5. Save the menu.

To remove a badge, simply clear the **Badge (Text)** field and save.

## Installation

 1. Download the plugin ZIP.
 2. Go to **Plugins  Add New  Upload Plugin**.
 3. Upload the ZIP file and click **Install Now**.
 4. Click **Activate**.

Manual install:
 1. Upload the folder to `/wp-content/plugins/menu-item-badges-admin-
fields/` 2. Activate the plugin via **Plugins** in WordPress.

## FAQ

### Will this affect all menu items?

No. A badge is only shown for menu items where you set a **Badge (Text)**.

### Does it work with my theme?

It works with any theme that uses WordPress’ native menu output (`wp_nav_menu()`),
which is most themes.
 If your theme uses a custom header builder that does not 
use the native walker, the badge may not appear.

### Can I style the badge?

Yes. The badge uses the CSS class `.mib-badge`.
 You can override styling in **Appearance
Customize  Additional CSS**.

Example:
 .mib-badge { font-weight: 700; }

### Can I set custom colors?

Yes, via the **Badge Color** field using a hex value like `#2ecc71` or `#e74c3c`.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Menu Item Badges (Admin Fields)” is open source software. The following people 
have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ paworldtothemoon ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/paworldtothemoon/)

[Translate “Menu Item Badges (Admin Fields)” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/menu-item-badges-admin-fields)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/menu-item-badges-admin-fields/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/menu-item-badges-admin-fields/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/menu-item-badges-admin-fields/)
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## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release: badge text + optional color per menu item
 * Frontend badge rendering with clean default styling

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **2 months ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/menu-item-badges-admin-fields/)
 * Tags
 * [badge](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/badge/)[labels](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/labels/)
   [marketing](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/marketing/)[menu](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/menu/)
   [navigation](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/navigation/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://fuc.wordpress.org/plugins/menu-item-badges-admin-fields/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ paworldtothemoon ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/paworldtothemoon/)

## Support

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