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

Installation

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

Screenshots

When publish subpage then add it into menus (screenshot-1.jpg)
When update subpage then update menus (screenshot-2.jpg)
When trash subpage then remove it from menus (screenshot-3.jpg)
When restore subpage then add it into menus (screenshot-4.jpg)

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!

By stevied on February 19, 2023

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 The only two other modules I found were no longer maintained.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

By Marklcm on October 3, 2017

thanks for building & maintaining

Good idea but bad support

By Harm10 on 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

By andy0829 on June 21, 2017

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

By sztibu on February 23, 2017

Works as described. Useful plugin.

does not work on multilanguage site with more than 1 menu

By thecasinokoala on 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).

Doesn't work...

By CBServices on September 3, 2016

It doesn't do anything...

I have lots of pages, I edit a page (wich falls under a parent (with menu)), I save the page and still no extra submenu item.

Fabulous!!

By wiscweb on September 3, 2016

This works perfectly!!

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