JC Submenu
by jcollings · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 8K+ installs across the portfolio →
JC Submenu plugin allows you to automatically populate your navigation menus with custom post_types, taxonomies, or child pages.
50 health vs 54 average across 3,791 Admin & Utilities plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.23, well behind 6.8.
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 2202 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 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
209
now · peak 424
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
6.0y ago
latest release · v0.9.1
24
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 90% 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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-10-29 · 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
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.9.1 FIX – compatability issues with new jQuery version, .live -> .on .attr(‘checked) -> .prop(‘checked’) 0.9.1
- — Version 0.9.0 Add menu-item-has-children to account for populated menu items 0.9.0
- — Version 0.8.6 Fix compatability with WP 5.3 – Walker::walk ($elements, $max_depth, … $args) 0.8.6
- — Version 0.8.5 Fix menu deprecated function create_function() 0.8.5
- — Version 0.8.4 Fix menu highlighting when not using JC_Submenu_Nav_Walker 0.8.4
- — Version 0.8.3 Fix add_post_meta not set to unique when saving menu items, causing multiple entries to be saved. 0.8.3
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.5
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-30 5K+ → 4K+ down after 268 days in tier
- 2024-11-04 6K+ → 5K+ down after 701 days in tier
- 2022-12-04 7K+ → 6K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2022-12-01 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2022-11-30 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2022-11-29 6K+ → 7K+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2022-11-07 7K+ → 6K+ 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).
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Category Posts in Custom Menu 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Login or Logout Menu Item 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - C Custom Post Type Widgets 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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Auto Submenu 2K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Custom Post Type UI 1M+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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