Auto Submenu vs Category Posts in — WordPress

Auto Submenu vs Category Posts in Custom Menu

Name: Auto Submenu
Rating: 4 (25 reviews)

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

Auto Submenu

4.0·25reviews·2,000+installs

wordpress

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1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

	Auto Submenu	Category Posts in Custom Menu
Tagline	—	—
Description	1999 / 5000 chars40% used	1834 / 5000 chars37% used
Screenshots	—	—
Languages
Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Diana van de Laarschot	Diana van de Laarschot
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2. Categories & rankings

Shared categories on the same row · in-category position inline

Auto Submenu

Category Posts in Custom Menu

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At a glance

4 metrics · auto-computed

Feature comparison between Auto Submenu and Category Posts in Custom Menu
Metric	Auto Submenu	Category Posts in Custom Menu
Rating	4.0 ★	★ 4.8 ★
Total reviews	25	★ 43
Active installs	2,000+	2,000+
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4. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Auto Submenu

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( ) 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( )

Top keywords

post14×4.43%
date11×3.48%
pages11×3.48%
post date9×2.85%
child8×2.53%
child pages8×2.53%
appearance7×2.22%
menu6×1.90%
automatically5×1.58%
title5×1.58%
editor4×1.27%
following4×1.27%

Category Posts in Custom Menu

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( ) 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( )

Top keywords

post15×4.90%
date12×3.92%
post date9×2.94%
menu6×1.96%
title6×1.96%
category5×

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, Auto Submenu or Category Posts in Custom Menu?

Category Posts in Custom Menu has the higher average rating (4.8★ from 43 reviews) compared to Auto Submenu (4.0★ from 25 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Auto Submenu or Category Posts in Custom Menu?

Category Posts in Custom Menu holds the higher average rating (4.8★ vs 4.0★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Auto Submenu or Category Posts in Custom Menu?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Category Posts in Custom Menu has the deeper published review base (43 vs 25), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Auto Submenu typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (25 reviews). Category Posts in Custom Menu typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (43 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Auto Submenu and Category Posts in Custom Menu?

Migration support varies by app and category. Auto Submenu and Category Posts in Custom Menu both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Auto Submenu" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Auto Submenu vs Category Posts in Custom Menu

Auto Submenu

1. Listing metadata

2. Categories & rankings

Category Posts in Custom Menu

At a glance

AppRanks verdict

3. Activity in the last 90 days

Auto Submenu · 1 changes

Category Posts in Custom Menu · 1 changes

4. App details

Frequently asked

Which has better reviews, Auto Submenu or Category Posts in Custom Menu?

Should I choose Auto Submenu or Category Posts in Custom Menu?

Which is faster to set up, Auto Submenu or Category Posts in Custom Menu?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between Auto Submenu and Category Posts in Custom Menu?

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