WordPress plugin comparison

Auto Generate Submenus vs Category Posts in Custom Menu

Auto Generate Submenus

by Willy Bahuaud

50+ installs5.0

Category Posts in Custom Menu

by Diana van de Laarschot

2K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Category Posts in Custom Menu has more active installs: 2K+, against 50+ for Auto Generate Submenus.
On a typical day, Category Posts in Custom Menu is downloaded about 24 times, Auto Generate Submenus about 3.
Auto Generate Submenus is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 43 reviews.
Category Posts in Custom Menu was updated more recently: Aug 28, 2026, against Apr 24, 2017 for Auto Generate Submenus.
Category Posts in Custom Menu is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Auto Generate Submenus.
Category Posts in Custom Menu has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for Auto Generate Submenus.

Category Posts in Custom Menu leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Auto Generate Submenus	Category Posts in Custom Menu
Popular rank	#21,089	#4,764
Active installs	50+	2K+
Downloads, last 30 days	70	449
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(43)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	4.7.39	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.69
Last release	9 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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