Current Menu Item for Custom Post Types

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Share 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.

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1. ★★★★★ anhhoangna

   3.7y ago

   Perfect

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2. ★★★★★ Zoker

   4.4y ago

   Amazing little helper!

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3. ★★★★★ Jaime Fernández Contreras

   6.5y ago

   This plugins makes exactly what I expected: Highlight menu items containing my CPTs. Perfect and very easy to use!

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4. ★★★★★ comsud

   7.4y 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

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5. ★★★★★ miguegm

   8.0y ago

   Very easy to set up

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6. ★★★★★ lukasjirsa

   8.3y ago

   Works like magic.

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7. ★★★★★ sparky672

   8.3y 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.

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8. ★★★★★ mending

   8.6y ago

   This is a brilliant plugin solving a great UX/UI problem.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.6 Fixed CSRF Security issues 1.6
2. — Version 1.3 Added multi language support (works with WPML and Polylang) 1.3
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
4. — Version 1.2.1 Fixed a small bug which prevented administrators to access the plugins settings page. 1.2.1
5. — Version 1.2 Added option to show built-in post types. Changed the capability required so only administrators can edit options. 1.2
6. — Version 1.1 Bug fix: There was a typo because of which the blog’s class was being removed. 1.1

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

1. Medium · 4.3 Current Menu Item for Custom Post Types <= 1.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2023-10-26 CVE-2023-46781 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.5 Patched in 1.6

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.1

Growth timeline

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

1. 2024-11-29 3K+ → 2K+ down

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 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 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 D

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Current Menu Item for Custom Post Types: 2K+ active installs, 5.0★ (23 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/current-menu-item-for-custom-post-types