diff --git a/assets/css/frontend/nav/header-menu-buttons.css b/assets/css/frontend/nav/header-menu-buttons.css
index 3270dcd0..b6d41042 100644
--- a/assets/css/frontend/nav/header-menu-buttons.css
+++ b/assets/css/frontend/nav/header-menu-buttons.css
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@
   box-sizing: border-box;
   vertical-align: middle;
   flex: 0 0 auto !important;
-  width: auto !important;
-  max-width: none !important;
+  /* fit-content: chip hugs label; never stretch to parent/menu */
+  width: fit-content !important;
+  max-width: fit-content !important;
   min-width: 0 !important;
   margin: 0 !important;
   appearance: none;
@@ -98,10 +99,9 @@
 .navbar-but-cluster .navbar-vip {
   position: relative;
   overflow: visible !important;
-  display: inline-flex !important;
-  align-items: center;
-  width: auto !important;
-  max-width: none !important;
+  display: block !important;
+  width: fit-content !important;
+  max-width: fit-content !important;
   min-width: 0 !important;
   flex: 0 0 auto !important;
   height: 34px;
@@ -124,45 +124,51 @@
 
 /*
  * Publish multi-type dropdown
- * inline-grid with one max-content column sized ONLY by the in-flow toggle.
- * Absolute dropdown is out of track sizing so open cannot widen the chip.
+ *
+ * The pink chip must NEVER share layout with the 168px menu.
+ * - wrapper = content-sized box (width: fit-content, no stretch)
+ * - toggle = only painted control
+ * - menu = absolute under wrapper, does not affect chip width
  */
+.navbar-but-cluster .navbar-but {
+  /* outer shell around publish */
+  display: block !important;
+  width: fit-content !important;
+  max-width: fit-content !important;
+  min-width: 0 !important;
+  height: 34px !important;
+  flex: 0 0 auto !important;
+  position: relative;
+  overflow: visible !important;
+}
+
 .navbar-but-cluster .navbar-but .newadd-btns.hover-show,
 .navbar-but-cluster .newadd-btns.hover-show,
 .newadd-btns.hover-show {
   position: relative !important;
-  display: inline-grid !important;
-  grid-template-columns: max-content;
-  grid-template-rows: 34px;
-  justify-items: stretch;
-  align-items: center;
-  vertical-align: middle;
-  z-index: 40;
-  background: transparent !important;
-  color: inherit !important;
-  padding: 0 !important;
-  margin: 0 !important;
-  border: 0 !important;
-  box-shadow: none !important;
-  width: auto !important;
-  max-width: none !important;
+  display: block !important;
+  width: fit-content !important;
+  max-width: fit-content !important;
   min-width: 0 !important;
   height: 34px !important;
   max-height: 34px !important;
-  line-height: 0 !important;
+  padding: 0 !important;
+  margin: 0 !important;
+  border: 0 !important;
+  background: transparent !important;
+  box-shadow: none !important;
   overflow: visible !important;
-  flex: 0 0 auto !important;
-  align-self: center;
-  white-space: nowrap;
+  z-index: 40;
+  line-height: 0 !important;
   float: none !important;
+  flex: 0 0 auto !important;
 }
 
+/* Pink chip only — content width, never 100% of anything */
 .navbar-but-cluster .newadd-btns > .newadd-btns__toggle,
 .navbar-but-cluster button.newadd-btns__toggle,
 .navbar-but-cluster a.newadd-btns__toggle,
 .navbar-but-cluster .newadd-btns__toggle.navbar-cta {
-  grid-column: 1;
-  grid-row: 1;
   display: inline-flex !important;
   align-items: center !important;
   justify-content: center !important;
@@ -172,37 +178,41 @@
   max-height: 34px !important;
   padding: 0 14px !important;
   margin: 0 !important;
-  width: auto !important;
-  max-width: none !important;
+  width: fit-content !important;
+  max-width: fit-content !important;
   min-width: 0 !important;
   box-sizing: border-box !important;
   white-space: nowrap !important;
   position: relative;
   z-index: 2;
-  justify-self: start;
+  flex: 0 0 auto !important;
 }
 
+/* Hard-lock open/focus: still content-sized, never stretch */
+.navbar-but-cluster .newadd-btns > .newadd-btns__toggle:hover,
 .navbar-but-cluster .newadd-btns > .newadd-btns__toggle:focus,
 .navbar-but-cluster .newadd-btns > .newadd-btns__toggle:focus-visible,
 .navbar-but-cluster .newadd-btns > .newadd-btns__toggle:active,
 .navbar-but-cluster .newadd-btns.hover-show:hover > .newadd-btns__toggle,
 .navbar-but-cluster .newadd-btns.hover-show:focus-within > .newadd-btns__toggle {
-  width: auto !important;
+  width: fit-content !important;
+  max-width: fit-content !important;
+  min-width: 0 !important;
   padding: 0 14px !important;
   height: 34px !important;
   transform: none !important;
-  opacity: 1;
+  flex: 0 0 auto !important;
 }
 
+/* Menu floats under chip; fixed width; cannot expand chip */
 .navbar-but-cluster .newadd-btns > .drop-newadd,
 .navbar-but-cluster .newadd-btns .hover-show-con.drop-newadd,
 .newadd-btns > .drop-newadd,
 .newadd-btns .hover-show-con.drop-newadd {
-  grid-column: 1;
-  grid-row: 1;
   display: block !important;
   position: absolute !important;
-  top: 100% !important;
+  top: calc(100% + 0px) !important;
+  /* Align menu to the RIGHT edge of the chip, not stretch chip */
   right: 0 !important;
   left: auto !important;
   bottom: auto !important;
@@ -223,7 +233,6 @@
   z-index: 1200 !important;
   pointer-events: none;
   box-sizing: border-box !important;
-  justify-self: end;
 }
 
 .navbar-but-cluster .newadd-btns .drop-newadd::before,
@@ -325,6 +334,83 @@ body.theme-dark .newadd-btns__item:hover {
   background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06) !important;
 }
 
+
+/* Portaled publish menu (moved to body by header-newadd.js) */
+.newadd-btns.is-js-portal:hover > .drop-newadd,
+.newadd-btns.is-js-portal:focus-within > .drop-newadd,
+.newadd-btns.is-js-portal > .drop-newadd {
+  /* never paint/show menu while still inside chip wrapper */
+  opacity: 0 !important;
+  visibility: hidden !important;
+  pointer-events: none !important;
+  display: none !important;
+}
+
+body > .drop-newadd.hover-show-con,
+body > .drop-newadd {
+  display: none;
+  position: fixed;
+  z-index: 2000;
+  width: 168px;
+  min-width: 168px;
+  max-width: 168px;
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 6px 0;
+  background: #ffffff !important;
+  color: #222222 !important;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+
+body > .drop-newadd.is-open {
+  display: block !important;
+  opacity: 1 !important;
+  visibility: visible !important;
+  pointer-events: auto !important;
+  transform: none !important;
+}
+
+body > .drop-newadd::before {
+  content: none !important;
+  display: none !important;
+}
+
+body > .drop-newadd .newadd-btns__item {
+  display: flex !important;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 8px;
+  padding: 8px 14px !important;
+  color: #222222 !important;
+  text-decoration: none !important;
+  font-size: 13px !important;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  background: transparent !important;
+  width: 100% !important;
+  height: auto !important;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+
+body > .drop-newadd .newadd-btns__item:hover {
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) !important;
+  color: var(--color-primary, #f04494) !important;
+}
+
+html.dark body > .drop-newadd,
+body.dark-theme body > .drop-newadd,
+body.theme-dark body > .drop-newadd {
+  background: #323335 !important;
+  color: #f1f5f9 !important;
+  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
+}
+
+html.dark body > .drop-newadd .newadd-btns__item,
+body.dark-theme body > .drop-newadd .newadd-btns__item,
+body.theme-dark body > .drop-newadd .newadd-btns__item {
+  color: #f1f5f9 !important;
+}
+
 /* Generic hover-show (zibll parity) */
 .hover-show {
   position: relative;
diff --git a/assets/js/header-newadd.js b/assets/js/header-newadd.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ef329c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/js/header-newadd.js
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+/**
+ * Header multi-type publish menu: portal dropdown to document.body.
+ *
+ * Keeps the pink chip content-sized. The menu is position:fixed under the
+ * toggle and never participates in the chip's layout width.
+ *
+ * @package AKSRT
+ */
+(function () {
+  'use strict';
+
+  var openRoot = null;
+  var openMenu = null;
+  var openToggle = null;
+  var closeTimer = null;
+
+  function clearCloseTimer() {
+    if (closeTimer) {
+      clearTimeout(closeTimer);
+      closeTimer = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  function placeMenu(toggle, menu) {
+    var rect = toggle.getBoundingClientRect();
+    var menuWidth = 168;
+    var left = rect.right - menuWidth;
+    if (left < 8) left = 8;
+    if (left + menuWidth > window.innerWidth - 8) {
+      left = Math.max(8, window.innerWidth - menuWidth - 8);
+    }
+    menu.style.position = 'fixed';
+    menu.style.top = Math.round(rect.bottom + 6) + 'px';
+    menu.style.left = Math.round(left) + 'px';
+    menu.style.right = 'auto';
+    menu.style.width = menuWidth + 'px';
+    menu.style.minWidth = menuWidth + 'px';
+    menu.style.maxWidth = menuWidth + 'px';
+    menu.style.zIndex = '2000';
+  }
+
+  function closeMenu() {
+    clearCloseTimer();
+    if (!openMenu) return;
+    openMenu.classList.remove('is-open');
+    openMenu.setAttribute('hidden', '');
+    openMenu.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
+    if (openToggle) openToggle.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
+    if (openRoot) openRoot.classList.remove('is-open');
+    // Return menu to original root so SSR structure stays consistent.
+    if (openRoot && openMenu.parentNode !== openRoot) {
+      openRoot.appendChild(openMenu);
+    }
+    openRoot = null;
+    openMenu = null;
+    openToggle = null;
+  }
+
+  function openMenuFor(root) {
+    var toggle = root.querySelector('.newadd-btns__toggle');
+    var menu = root.querySelector('.drop-newadd');
+    if (!toggle || !menu) return;
+
+    if (openRoot && openRoot !== root) closeMenu();
+
+    clearCloseTimer();
+    openRoot = root;
+    openMenu = menu;
+    openToggle = toggle;
+
+    if (menu.parentNode !== document.body) {
+      document.body.appendChild(menu);
+    }
+    menu.removeAttribute('hidden');
+    menu.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'false');
+    menu.classList.add('is-open');
+    root.classList.add('is-open');
+    toggle.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
+    placeMenu(toggle, menu);
+  }
+
+  function scheduleClose() {
+    clearCloseTimer();
+    closeTimer = setTimeout(closeMenu, 160);
+  }
+
+  function onPointerEnterRoot(e) {
+    var root = e.currentTarget;
+    openMenuFor(root);
+  }
+
+  function onPointerLeaveRoot() {
+    scheduleClose();
+  }
+
+  function onPointerEnterMenu() {
+    clearCloseTimer();
+  }
+
+  function onPointerLeaveMenu() {
+    scheduleClose();
+  }
+
+  function onToggleClick(e) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    var root = e.currentTarget.closest('[data-aksrt-newadd="1"]');
+    if (!root) return;
+    if (openRoot === root) {
+      closeMenu();
+    } else {
+      openMenuFor(root);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function onDocPointerDown(e) {
+    if (!openRoot) return;
+    if (openRoot.contains(e.target)) return;
+    if (openMenu && openMenu.contains(e.target)) return;
+    closeMenu();
+  }
+
+  function onKey(e) {
+    if (e.key === 'Escape') closeMenu();
+  }
+
+  function onScrollOrResize() {
+    if (!openToggle || !openMenu) return;
+    placeMenu(openToggle, openMenu);
+  }
+
+  function bindRoot(root) {
+    if (root.getAttribute('data-aksrt-newadd-bound') === '1') return;
+    root.setAttribute('data-aksrt-newadd-bound', '1');
+
+    var toggle = root.querySelector('.newadd-btns__toggle');
+    var menu = root.querySelector('.drop-newadd');
+    if (!toggle || !menu) return;
+
+    // CSS hover no longer drives this control.
+    root.classList.add('is-js-portal');
+
+    root.addEventListener('mouseenter', onPointerEnterRoot);
+    root.addEventListener('mouseleave', onPointerLeaveRoot);
+    toggle.addEventListener('click', onToggleClick);
+    toggle.addEventListener('focus', function () {
+      openMenuFor(root);
+    });
+
+    menu.addEventListener('mouseenter', onPointerEnterMenu);
+    menu.addEventListener('mouseleave', onPointerLeaveMenu);
+  }
+
+  function init() {
+    document.querySelectorAll('[data-aksrt-newadd="1"]').forEach(bindRoot);
+    document.addEventListener('pointerdown', onDocPointerDown, true);
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', onKey);
+    window.addEventListener('scroll', onScrollOrResize, true);
+    window.addEventListener('resize', onScrollOrResize);
+  }
+
+  if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
+    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', init);
+  } else {
+    init();
+  }
+})();
diff --git a/inc/helpers/aksrt-header-menu-buttons.php b/inc/helpers/aksrt-header-menu-buttons.php
index b719c010..144c915a 100644
--- a/inc/helpers/aksrt-header-menu-buttons.php
+++ b/inc/helpers/aksrt-header-menu-buttons.php
@@ -185,13 +185,12 @@ if (!function_exists('aksrt_render_new_add_btns')) :
 				. '</a>';
 		}
 
-		$html  = '<span class="' . esc_attr(trim(implode(' ', $wrap_tokens) . ' hover-show')) . '">';
-		// type=button keeps focus without navigating; avoids link min-width quirks.
-		$html .= '<button type="button" class="' . esc_attr(trim('but newadd-btns__toggle navbar-cta ' . $cta_class)) . '">'
+		// data-aksrt-newadd: JS portals the menu to body so chip width cannot track menu.
+		$html  = '<span class="' . esc_attr(trim(implode(' ', $wrap_tokens) . ' hover-show')) . '" data-aksrt-newadd="1">';
+		$html .= '<button type="button" class="' . esc_attr(trim('but newadd-btns__toggle navbar-cta ' . $cta_class)) . '" aria-haspopup="menu" aria-expanded="false">'
 			. $label_html
 			. ' <i class="fas fa-caret-down" aria-hidden="true"></i></button>';
-		// Sibling dropdown (not a flex child of the painted chip).
-		$html .= '<div class="hover-show-con drop-newadd" role="menu">';
+		$html .= '<div class="hover-show-con drop-newadd" role="menu" hidden>';
 		foreach ($actions as $a) {
 			$html .= '<a rel="nofollow" class="newadd-btns__item" role="menuitem" href="' . esc_url($a['url']) . '">';
 			$html .= '<i class="' . esc_attr($a['icon']) . '" aria-hidden="true"></i> '
diff --git a/src/AKSRT/Core/ScriptsPart1b.php b/src/AKSRT/Core/ScriptsPart1b.php
index 953db435..1878ff11 100644
--- a/src/AKSRT/Core/ScriptsPart1b.php
+++ b/src/AKSRT/Core/ScriptsPart1b.php
@@ -161,6 +161,17 @@ trait ScriptsPart1b {
             );
         }
 
+        $hmb_js = get_template_directory() . '/assets/js/header-newadd.js';
+        if (file_exists($hmb_js)) {
+            wp_enqueue_script(
+                'aksrt-header-newadd',
+                $base_uri . '/assets/js/header-newadd.js',
+                [],
+                (string) filemtime($hmb_js),
+                true
+            );
+        }
+
         // VIP modal (zibll .pay-vip)
         $vip_on = class_exists('\AKSRT\Settings\Settings')
             && !empty(\AKSRT\Settings\Settings::get_payment_vip_settings()['enabled']);