Works. Fast. Lightweight. No learning curve.

I almost implemented Nav Menu Images, which looks similar to this but more complicated by its requirement to set the image as a featured image. This plugin seems much simpler and it just works.

Before Menu Image, I would often implement uber menu just to add menu images. Menu Image is a faster, cheaper, lighter weight solution in these cases, and with no learning curve. I also like that it is configurable within the standard WP Menu edit, so it doesn’t clutter up the dashboard with yet another plugin config menu.

The option to place the menu title text before, after, or hide altogether streamlines setup. Keeping things simple initially, I haven’t used the image on hover option, but that looks interesting and will add value to some projects for sure.

Fine tuning image placement: All that’s needed is a single line of css to space the image as you want it from the menu item text. In my first implementation, I selected the title after image option, so my css was margin-right:8px to give the image a little more spacing from the text.