Custom Post Type Auto Menu
by Ken Dirschl · Admin & Utilities
Automatically create menu items for your custom post types in your chosen menu and parent menu item.
43 health vs 54 average across 3,790 Admin & Utilities plugins
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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.7.17.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1895 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
88
now · peak 329
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
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
5.2y ago
latest release · v1.3.1
18
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 89% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-09-19 · 1,426 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ humantheory2.2y ago
Tested with Toolset custom post type. This topic was modified 2 years ago by humantheory.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ somagfx4.4y ago
I just tested this plugin because of so many bad reviews. Still after years, this little helper just does its job as it intended to be. Amazing. I love those great tools. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Hani Guda6.4y ago
Does not auto add new menu items nor change the parent item
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ degroeifabriek6.4y ago
Easy to set up, does exactly what it should do.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ whappe7.1y ago
There is no option to insert new menu items at the top (inverse sorting). Therefore not usable for my purpose.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ smatzis7.4y ago
Congratulations for your good work!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ netgui7.8y ago
Not effective for me.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MaryMak8.4y ago
Easy peasy. Should make life easier for my clients. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.7.2
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-06 600+ → 500+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2026-05-29 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-27 600+ → 500+ down after 332 days in tier
- 2025-06-29 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-28 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-27 700+ → 600+ down after 210 days in tier
- 2024-11-29 800+ → 700+ down after 23 days in tier
- 2024-11-06 900+ → 800+ down after 1 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).
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Custom Post Type Permalinks 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility 80K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Nav Menu Roles 70K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Shortcode in Menus 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B - C Custom Post Type Widgets 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
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Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator – WCK 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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