List Children

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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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 69% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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.

1. ★★★★★ amicalmant

   7.3y ago

   I’ve been using this tiny, very simple plugin for many years. It does not make coffee, it’s not powered by AI and it will not take you to the moon but it has listed children pages of my website for all that time and is still supported — all that for free. Thank you so much, Andy! 🙂

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2. ★★★★★ Jon

   13.4y ago

   Very elegant and simple to use. Not sure why it is not part of the base code, but thank goodness someone made this feature. I use it to make submenus mostly. It is part of my base install and I use it on every site I develop. Thank you Andy!

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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 List Children <= 2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗
   2025-04-30 CVE-2025-4099 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.1 Patched in 2.2.0

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. 2024-12-07 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
2. 2024-12-05 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2024-12-04 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2024-12-03 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2024-12-02 200+ → 100+ 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).

• Nginx Helper 200K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B
• Permalink Manager Lite 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• Remove Category URL – Remove 'category' base from category permalinks 40K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
• AutoConvert Greeklish Permalinks 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B
• Simple Post Type Permalinks 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag D
• Longer Permalinks 8K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B

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List Children: 100+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/list-children