Auto Subpage Menu

Description

By default wordpress menu system, wordpress can only automatically add/remove top-level page to/from menus

• When publish top-level page then add it into menus
• When move top-level page to trash then remove it from menus
• When restore top-level page then add it into menus

this feature has no effect with subpage (child page), but Auto Subpage Menu can

• When publish subpage (child page) then add it into menus (if its page parent exists in menu)
• When update subpage (child page) then update menus
• When move subpage (child page) to trash then remove it from menus
• When restore subpage (child page) then add it into menus

Notes

• WordPress Coding Standards
• phpDocumentor DocBlock Standard
• Auto Subpage Menu – WordPress Directory Uri
• 2 spaces for indent
• Repository on Github

TODO

• [ ] Implement DocBlock to all
• [ ] Automatically update child-page when its parent have been move, suggested by ncwebdev, topic
• [ ] Add other versions into wordpress download page

Screenshots

Installation

1. Install the plugin via plugin’s dashboard or download and upload this plugin into wp-content/plugins directory
2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress
3. Go to Menus and check Automatically add new top-level pages to this menu
4. Let’s see the magic

FAQ

How to use it

activate the plugin on your plugin dashboard (/wp-admin/plugins.php)

How it work

please see screenshot

Reviews

Thank you!

stevied February 19, 2023 1 reply

Been spending hours looking for a module that did exactly this. The only two other modules I found were no longer maintained. Another module I found did not really work as advertised. This feature is sorely needed feature in WP. The current method of having to go to the menu admin to add in a page to the menu is often very confusing for my clients. This module still works on WP 6.1.1. I hope you can continue to maintain it.

does a great job

Marklcm October 3, 2017

thanks for building & maintaining

Good idea but bad support

Harm10 September 27, 2017

The idea is good but the support is not very good. So if you find another plug-in with similar functionality I would advise to try that!

works …. But a few things to keep in mind

andy0829 June 21, 2017 1 reply

It doesn’t work for any existing parent/child pages , it only works on pages created after the plugin is installed. You must enable – “Automatically add new top-level pages to this menu” on the menu , if not activated , it also won’t work.

works flawlessly

sztibu February 23, 2017

Works as described. Useful plugin.

does not work on multilanguage site with more than 1 menu

thecasinokoala December 21, 2016

how can I get this to work with polylang or any simliar plugin for multilanguages. the “original wordpress” function works very well: i create a new DE-site, I get a new DE-menu item. I create a new EN-Site, I get a new EN-Site. BUT by using this plugin it should work for child items as well. but it doesn’t. If i create a new DE-site-CHILD, I get a new DE-menu item (child). If I create a new EN-Site-child, I DON’T get a new EN-Site (child).

Contributors & Developers

Changelog

1.1.4 (24 Apr 2016)

• Fix issue – plugin is not working if not using default table prefix (wp_), found and fixed by ncwebdev, topic
• Update code style
• Add TODO section

1.1.3 (14 Feb 2016)

• Update meta (readme file, description, link)

1.1.2 (27 Aug 2015)

• Update readme file according wordpress readme file standard

1.1.1 (26 Aug 2015)

• Change file name from README.md to readme.txt
• Update plugin description

1.1.0 (24 Aug 2015)

• Fix issue (twice add child page to menus when update with unchanged page parent)
• Refactoring

1.0.0 (23 Aug 2015)

• First release