Best parent page plugins for WordPress
The most popular parent page plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. List Child Pages Shortcode leads with 600+ active installs, ahead of Hierarchy Pages Nav (fewer than 10) and Custom Page Attributes (fewer than 10). All 4 plugins tagged “parent page” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 parent page plugins
- 1.
List Child Pages ShortcodeThe most installed parent page plugin, with 600+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Hierarchy Pages NavFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 3.
Custom Page AttributesFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
All 4 plugins tagged “parent page”
List Child Pages Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:26#8,239by Douglas Karr1 month ago
A simple plugin to add list of child pages within the content of a parent page.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Hierarchy Pages Nav
#67,402by enomoto celtislab2 years ago
Document hierarchy pages like a book and provide easy navigation between pages.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom Page Attributes
#68,254by mahmoud7912 years ago
Customize the parent page dropdown in the page attributes meta box to show only top-level ones with no parent.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day