Auto Subpage Menu
by jojoee · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 5 other plugins · 1.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
By default wordpress menu system, wordpress can only automatically add/remove top-level page to/from menus
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
700+
≈770 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “child page” and “menu” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
46 health vs 56 average across 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.6%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 10.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,187 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2279 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2279 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| child page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menus your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| navigation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “admin”, “child page” and “menu” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 150 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
9.8y ago
latest release · v1.1.5 · 1 Jan 2017
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 72% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ stevied3.7y ago
Been spending hours looking for a module that did exactly this. The only two other modules I found were no longer maintained. Another module I found did not really work as advertised. This feature is sorely needed feature in WP. The current method of having to go to the menu admin to add in a page to the menu is often very confusing for my clients. This module still works on WP 6.1.1. I hope you can continue to maintain it. This topic was modified 3 years, 5 months ago by stevied.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marklcm9.1y ago
thanks for building & maintaining
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Harm109.1y ago
The idea is good but the support is not very good. So if you find another plug-in with similar functionality I would advise to try that!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ andy08299.4y ago
It doesn’t work for any existing parent/child pages , it only works on pages created after the plugin is installed. You must enable – “Automatically add new top-level pages to this menu” on the menu , if not activated , it also won’t work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sztibu9.7y ago
Works as described. Useful plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thecasinokoala9.9y ago
how can I get this to work with polylang or any simliar plugin for multilanguages. the “original wordpress” function works very well: i create a new DE-site, I get a new DE-menu item. I create a new EN-Site, I get a new EN-Site. BUT by using this plugin it should work for child items as well. but it doesn’t. If i create a new DE-site-CHILD, I get a new DE-menu item (child). If I create a new EN-Site-child, I DON’T get a new EN-Site (child).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ CBServices10.2y ago
It doesn’t do anything… I have lots of pages, I edit a page (wich falls under a parent (with menu)), I save the page and still no extra submenu item.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wiscweb10.7y ago
This works perfectly!!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "By default wordpress menu system, wordpress can only automatically add/remove top-level page to/from menus"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 4 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 956 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "admin", "navigation" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-20 800+ → 700+ down after 100 days in tier
- 2026-04-11 900+ → 800+ down after 52 days in tier
- 2026-02-18 800+ → 900+ up after 103 days in tier
- 2025-11-07 900+ → 800+ down after 133 days in tier
- 2025-06-27 1K+ → 900+ down after 2643 days in tier
- 2018-04-02 400+ → 1K+ up after 667 days in tier
- 2016-06-04 60+ → 400+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility 80K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
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