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by Alex Mills 4.9 (20 reviews)

Add Descendants As Submenu Items

Automatically all of a nav menu item's descendants as submenu items. Designed for pages but will work with any hierarchical post type or taxonomy …

Add Descendants As Submenu Items ranks #4,490 among WordPress.org plugins with 2,000+ active installations, is #692 of 8,571 in the Customization category, a 4.9/5 rating from 20 reviews, and was last updated Sep 6, 2022. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6 (Current: 7.1.1)
v1.2.2 Current Version v1.2.2
Updated 4 years ago Last Update on 06 Sep, 2022
Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#692 of 8,571 in Customization Top 10% by installs No update in over a year
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Review 4.9 out of 5
4.9 (20 reviews)

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Security History

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site owners using pages or other hierarchical content types in their navigation menus. It automatically adds a menu item's child pages (or terms) as submenu items, removing the need to manually update the menu when new children are added.

  • Automatically adds descendant menu items
  • Works with hierarchical post types
  • Works with hierarchical taxonomies
  • Supports pages and categories
  • Optional per-menu-item setting

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Add Descendants As Submenu Items

Add Descendants As Submenu Items has 2,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Add Descendants As Submenu Items holds a 4.9 out of 5 star rating based on 20 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Add Descendants As Submenu Items is developed by Alex Mills and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Add Descendants As Submenu Items is tested up to WordPress 6.
Add Descendants As Submenu Items has been downloaded 33,746+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Add Descendants As Submenu Items is 1.2.2. It was last updated on September 6, 2022.
Yes. Add Descendants As Submenu Items is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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