Title: Missing images Last modified: June 2, 2026 --- # Missing images * [servatordesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/servatordesign/) * (@servatordesign) * [6 days, 18 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-images-60/) * We use the Menu Images plugin to add a photo to navigation links. We use the Max Mega menu to style the menus. We have been using these two plugin together for a while, however, recently we discovered that the images were not showing in the menus. After a bit of troubleshooting I found that the issue is with Max Mega Menu. I had to go back to version 3.8.1 to get the images to show. There were no errors reported so I don’t know what the problem is. The site is fully updated. Can you look into this so I can update the plugin? * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fmissing-images-60%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) * Plugin Support [megatom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/megatom/) * (@megatom) * [6 days, 4 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-images-60/#post-18927315) * Hi servatordesign, * What is the exact link to the plugin you’re using? There are a few different ones, I can’t see any named exactly “Menu Images”. * Regards, Tom * Thread Starter [servatordesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/servatordesign/) * (@servatordesign) * [5 days, 19 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-images-60/#post-18927908) * [https://www.freshlightlab.com/menu-image-wordpress-plugin/](https://www.freshlightlab.com/menu-image-wordpress-plugin/) * Plugin Support [megatom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/megatom/) * (@megatom) * [5 days, 3 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-images-60/#post-18928456) * Hi servatordesign, * Thanks. I see a bug that exists even when using Max Mega Menu 3.8.1. The way Menu Image is coded means that the order you activate the plugins makes a difference. * In the situation where both are deactivated: * If you activate Menu Image _then_ activate Max Mega Menu, it works If you activate Max Mega Menu _then_ activate Menu Image, it breaks * So the “fix” is to deactivate and activate Max Mega Menu. A true fix would need to come from Menu Image, but it looks abandoned, so using a different plugin might be a good idea longer term. [This plugin](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/menu-icons/) supports image icons, and also works with MMM, and custom icons are also a native feature in the Pro addon. * Regards, Tom * Thread Starter [servatordesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/servatordesign/) * (@servatordesign) * [4 days, 20 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-images-60/#post-18928887) * Interesting. In this case I have been using both plugins for about two years. It was only after I updated the max mega menu that the images disappeared. Neither had been deactivated. I will try updating the MMM and then try the sequence. * Thread Starter [servatordesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/servatordesign/) * (@servatordesign) * [4 days, 19 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-images-60/#post-18928946) * I updated the MMM plugin, deactivated both, and then I activated in the order you suggested but it didn’t work. I also tried deactivating and reactivating MMM with no success. There is something in your plugin that is at least partially causing the issue because I still have to go back to 3.8.1 in order for the images to show. * Plugin Support [megatom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/megatom/) * (@megatom) * [4 days, 4 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-images-60/#post-18929525) * Hi , * The nature of the bug means it’s unpredictable, and for me even with v3.8.1 it is not reliable whether it works or not – it depends on the order I activate the plugins in (I realise this may not be the same for you) but I think I have found a reliable fix that would work for both of us. I posted it [here](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/init_menu_image-needs-to-run-on-plugins_loaded-for-compatibility-with-max/). In summary, it just means loading the menu image plugin the “correct” way. * Interestingly, I also found another user using Max Mega Menu who had the same issue over a year ago: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-image-stopped-working/#post-18159464](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-image-stopped-working/#post-18159464) * The fix is quite simple, it does require editing the menu-image/menu-image.php file though (I think that is safe as it appears the plugin is no longer maintained/ updated by the author, if they ever do a new update hopefully they include the fix I suggested anyway). * On the last line of menu-image.php, find: * ```wp-block-code $menu_image->init_menu_image(); ``` * Replace with: * ```wp-block-code add_action( 'plugins_loaded', array( $menu_image, 'init_menu_image' ) ); ``` * Please let me know if that works? 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