Category Posts in Custom Menu
Healthy: Category Posts in Custom Menu is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
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.
| anaid | 8 Nov 2011 to 28 Aug 2026, 150 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+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 28 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 4.8 from 43 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 39 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 2 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 2 |
Momentum
2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 44 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 66 |
| 18 May 2026 | 82 |
| 25 May 2026 | 67 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,481 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 135 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 108 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 84 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 81 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 114 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 108 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 105 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 104 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 95 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 78 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 87 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 1,426 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 210 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 146 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 143 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 125 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 119 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 110 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 97 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 171 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 140 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 28 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 47% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 3.0.7 |
|---|---|
| Author | Diana van de Laarschot |
| Added | 8 Nov 2011 |
| Last updated | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 2,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Site Structure & Navigation > Menu Management & Mega Menus |
| Tags | menu, Dynamic, submenu, category, automatic |
Other plugins by this author: Auto Submenu, Logo Per Page
Questions
Is Category Posts in Custom Menu still maintained?
Category Posts in Custom Menu was last updated on 28 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Category Posts in Custom Menu safe?
Category Posts in Custom Menu has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Category Posts in Custom Menu?
The wordpress.org author is Diana van de Laarschot. Recent committers: anaid, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Category Posts in Custom Menu?
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.