Auto Submenu for WordPress Plugin Directory
Auto Submenu is the #57 ranked menu app on WordPress, with a 4.0 average rating from 25 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Auto Submenu is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Diana van de Laarschot. With a rating of 4.0★ from 25 reviews, it currently ranks #57 in the Menu category.
AppRanks data: Auto Submenu ranks #57 in Menu on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 12% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Auto Submenu is a well-rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Menu category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 25 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +Published by Diana van de Laarschot — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (25) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Auto Submenu works
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The default custom menu in WordPress only allows checking the “Automatically add new top-level pages” (Appearance > Menus) or adding a Navigation block with all pages and all child pages (Appearance > Editor).
With Auto Submenu you get extra functionality to automatically include child pages into the menu.
NEW: ASM now provides support for the Customizer via Appearance > Customize
NEW: ASM now provides support for Full Site Editing with the Gutenberg Block Editor via Appearance > Editor
Using it Enable the plugin and go to Appearance > Editor.
For each Page in your menu, you now have the following extra configuration options:
Add child pages as submenu y/n;
child pages are ordered ascending by Menu Order;
specify the (maximum) nesting depth of children you want to show (max 3);
specify the title for the child pages. For this you can use %post_title, %post_author and other wildcards, see ‘Other Notes > Wildcards’. Default value: %post_title
Via Appearance > Menus and Appearance > Customize you also get the following option:
Check the “Automatically add new top-level and all its child pages to this menu (Auto Submenu)”-checkbox.
If this option is checked, all top-level pages will automatically be added and will automatically have all child pages added as submenu.
With the Free version you cannot control the nesting depth of the child pages, all subpages are added, regardless the depth of the page tree.
Wildcards You can control the title of the menu items generated by the plug-in with the following wildcards:
%post_title
%post_author
%post_date for the unformatted post date: 2012-11-10 18:14:23
%post_date() for a formatted post date with the following default formatting: November 10th, 2012
%post_date(<your formatting here>) for custom date formatting. Example: %post_date(l jS \of F Y, h:i:s A). See https://codex.wordpress.org/Formatting_Date_and_Time for formatting options.
%post_date_gmt
%post_date_gmt()
%post_date_gmt(<your formatting here>)
Category rankings
As of Sep 5, 2026- Menu#57of 505Top 12%
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Competitors & alternatives
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Where Auto Submenu stands in the Menu category
Auto Submenu ranks #57 of 505 apps in the Menu category, placing it in the top 12% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Auto Submenu?
Auto Submenu is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.0-star rating from 25 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Menu category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Diana van de Laarschot.
Who uses Auto Submenu?
Currently around 2,000 active stores have installed Auto Submenu. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Menu category on WordPress.
Where does Auto Submenu rank on WordPress?
Auto Submenu currently sits at position #57 in the Menu category on WordPress. That places it in the top 11% of 505 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.