Category Posts in Custom Menu for WordPress Plugin Directory
Category Posts in Custom Menu is the #66 ranked menu app on WordPress, with a 4.8 average rating from 43 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Category Posts in Custom Menu is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Diana van de Laarschot. With a rating of 4.8★ from 43 reviews, it currently ranks #66 in the Menu category.
AppRanks data: Category Posts in Custom Menu ranks #66 in Menu on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 14% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Category Posts in Custom Menu is a category-leading 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. 43 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
- +High average rating (4.8★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Diana van de Laarschot — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (43) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Category Posts in Custom Menu works
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The default custom menu in WordPress only allows adding a link that leads to a list of posts and pages belonging to a taxonomy (category, tag, etc). If you want to list the posts and pages themselves and if you want WordPress to do this automatically for you, then I hope you will find this plugin useful.
Also works for custom taxonomies and custom post types
NEW: CPCM V3 now provides support for Full Site Editing with the Gutenberg Block Editor
WARNING: Coming from version 1.x? There are breaking changes, read the changelog before upgrading.
Using it Enable the plugin and go to either Appearance > Menus or Appearance > Customize or Appearance > Editor. Add a category (or other taxonomy like tag or custom) to the menu. Next, you can choose if you would like to replace the category by the posts or pages themselves.
For each Category in your menu, you now have the following extra configuration options:
Replace by posts in the category y/n;
specify the (maximum) number of posts you want to show for this item (max 10);
their ordering ascending or descending by Title, Date or Menu Order;
specify the title for the menu items. For this you can use %post_title, %post_author and other wildcards, see ‘Other Notes > Wildcards’. Default value: %post_title
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#66of 505Top 14%
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Competitors & alternatives
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Where Category Posts in Custom Menu stands in the Menu category
Category Posts in Custom Menu ranks #66 of 505 apps in the Menu category, placing it in the top 14% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Category Posts in Custom Menu?
Category Posts in Custom Menu is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.8-star rating from 43 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 Category Posts in Custom Menu?
Currently around 2,000 active stores have installed Category Posts in Custom Menu. 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 Category Posts in Custom Menu rank on WordPress?
Category Posts in Custom Menu currently sits at position #66 in the Menu category on WordPress. That places it in the top 13% 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.