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Auto Submenu

by Diana van de Laarschot · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Auto Submenu is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Auto Submenu
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
anaid23 Aug 2023 to 28 Aug 2026, 22 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
2 months ago
Releases, 24 months
5
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Auto Submenu
Q1 20241
Q2 20241
Q3 20241
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 28 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.0 from 25 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star16
4 star2
3 star2
2 star0
1 star5

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Auto Submenu
4 May 202660
11 May 2026112
18 May 202693
25 May 2026101
1 Jun 20261,945
8 Jun 2026212
15 Jun 2026143
22 Jun 2026159
29 Jun 2026123
6 Jul 2026149
13 Jul 2026136
20 Jul 2026154
27 Jul 2026150
3 Aug 2026140
10 Aug 2026131
17 Aug 2026135
24 Aug 20261,994
31 Aug 2026267
7 Sep 2026175
14 Sep 2026177
21 Sep 2026179
28 Sep 2026145
5 Oct 2026147
12 Oct 2026130
19 Oct 2026207
26 Oct 2026176
2 Nov 202620

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 52% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

User Menus - Nav Menu VisibilityScore 93 · 80,000+Responsive Menu - Mobile Menu & Hamburger Menu BuilderScore 93 · 70,000+Nav Menu RolesScore 93 · 70,000+WPB Accordion Menu - Collapsible Vertical Sidebar Responsive Mobile Menu - WooCommerce Category AccordionScore 93 · 10,000+Menu Icons by Themeisle - Add Icons to Navigation MenusScore 92 · 100,000+

Facts

Version1.0.7
AuthorDiana van de Laarschot
Added26 Apr 2012
Last updated28 Aug 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress5.4
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySite Structure & Navigation > Menu Management & Mega Menus
Tagsmenu, pages, submenu, subpages, navigation

Other plugins by this author: Category Posts in Custom Menu, Logo Per Page

Questions

Is Auto Submenu still maintained?

Auto Submenu was last updated on 28 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Auto Submenu safe?

Auto Submenu has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Auto Submenu?

The wordpress.org author is Diana van de Laarschot. Recent committers: anaid, jamocreations, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Auto Submenu?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: User Menus - Nav Menu Visibility, Responsive Menu - Mobile Menu & Hamburger Menu Builder, Nav Menu Roles, WPB Accordion Menu - Collapsible Vertical Sidebar Responsive Mobile Menu - WooCommerce Category Accordion, Menu Icons by Themeisle - Add Icons to Navigation Menus.

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