Current Menu Item for Custom Post Types
by Roland Murg · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 2 other plugins · 22K+ installs across the portfolio →
Allows you to highlight the current menu item by assigning a page to a custom post type.
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Health
C 66/100
Stale
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+37%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “custom post types menu active”, “highlight menu” and “menu active” 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.
66 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.4%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 27.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,191 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 705 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 23 reviews, smoothed to 4.38★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 705 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| current menu item your tag | #22 | #19 | 0 |
| custom post types menu active your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| highlight menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menu active your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| single post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “custom post types menu active”, “highlight menu” and “menu active” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.5K · 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
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
1.6y ago
latest release · v1.6 · 8 Apr 2025
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 78% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; the previous band took 4.1 years to cross, which places it about 53% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ anhhoangna3.9y ago
Perfect
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Zoker4.6y ago
Amazing little helper!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jaime Fernández Contreras6.7y ago
This plugins makes exactly what I expected: Highlight menu items containing my CPTs. Perfect and very easy to use!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ comsud7.6y ago
I have been looking for ways to do this for a long time but without results. This plugin did what I’m trying to do for a year in 2 seconds
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ miguegm8.1y ago
Very easy to set up
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lukasjirsa8.4y ago
Works like magic.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sparky6728.5y ago
Used this plugin to fix menu when using WooCommerce. Keeps “Store” highlighted in menu no matter what product you’re viewing. This topic was modified 8 years, 2 months ago by sparky672.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mending8.7y ago
This is a brilliant plugin solving a great UX/UI problem.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.6 Fixed CSRF Security issues 1.6
- — Version 1.3 Added multi language support (works with WPML and Polylang) 1.3
- — Version 1.2.2 Fixed a bug which wouldn’t let you use both built-in and custom post types at the same time. 1.2.2
- — Version 1.2.1 Fixed a small bug which prevented administrators to access the plugins settings page. 1.2.1
- — Version 1.2 Added option to show built-in post types. Changed the capability required so only administrators can edit options. 1.2
- — Version 1.1 Bug fix: There was a typo because of which the blog’s class was being removed. 1.1
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.6). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Allows you to highlight the current menu item by assigning a page to a custom post type."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 245 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("custom post types menu active", "highlight menu", "menu active", "Single post" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-29 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1501 days in tier
- 2020-10-20 2K+ → 3K+ up after 337 days in tier
- 2019-11-18 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1552 days in tier
- 2015-08-19 800+ → 1K+ 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).
- S Single Post Widget 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D
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Embedded Posts 50+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Single Post Query Loop Selector 50+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D - W WP Single Post Navigation Within Category 40+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
- M MP Post Navigation 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
- S single shortcode 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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