Better Section Navigation

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 77% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ crdunst

   2.6y ago

   Works perfectly, thanks for taking over the previous project guys, it’s a useful plugin.

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2. ★★★★★ LinkAssist

   8.4y ago

   I was pleasantly surprised to see how neat and clean the menu looks and how easy it was to order & nest the pages. Just edit the page, and to the right of the editor you’ll see a section called Page Attributes. If you want to nest the page under another page, enter the name of the parent page there. To nest the page two deep, just list an existing child page as its parent. If you have several pages nested together under a single parent page, give each a number in Page Attributes to order them on the front end. There’s also a few controls you can play with when you expand the widget. So if you wanted to eliminate the index on your “About Me” page, you could easily do so. I’m likin’ it. This topic was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by LinkAssist. This topic was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by LinkAssist.

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3. ★★★★★ raygulick

   8.5y ago

   I’ve used Simple Section Navigation for years (10?) as a foundation for CMS websites. Will be replacing with BSN; tickled to be able to switch to a supported, regularly updated version, although, except for an update a couple years ago to make it compatible with a PHP update, I’ve never had any issues with SSN. Willing to bet BSN will be rock-solid as well. This topic was modified 8 years, 4 months ago by raygulick.

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4. ★★★★★ luboskmetko

   8.6y ago

   I needed a plugin with similar functionality for my recent project and found this up-to-date version. Works great, thanks!

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1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.4 Better Section Navigation Widget <= 1.6.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-03-28 CVE-2025-31465 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.6.1 Patched in 1.7.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-04-09 700+ → 600+ down after 496 days in tier
2. 2024-11-29 800+ → 700+ down after 24 days in tier
3. 2024-11-05 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
4. 2024-11-03 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2024-11-02 900+ → 800+ down after 4 days in tier
6. 2024-10-29 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2024-10-28 900+ → 800+ down after 6 days in tier
8. 2024-10-22 800+ → 900+ up after 172 days in tier

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).

• WP-PageNavi 500K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Rich Table of Contents 20K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
• W WP PageNavi Style 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
• Auto Submenu 2K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• Next Page, Not Next Post 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
• WP-CommentNavi 700+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B

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Better Section Navigation: 600+ active installs, 5.0★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/better-section-navigation