Title: WP Better Sub Menus Author: adrianifero Published: 2018-10-18 Last modified: 2026-09-01 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-better-sub-menus/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3676278) ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-better-sub-menus/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3676278) # WP Better Sub Menus By [adrianifero](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adrianifero/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-better-sub-menus.1.1.0.zip) * [Details](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-better-sub-menus/#description) * [Reviews](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-better-sub-menus/#reviews) * [Installation](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-better-sub-menus/#installation) * [Development](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-better-sub-menus/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-better-sub-menus/) ## Description WP Better Sub Menus improves the **Appearance Menus** screen when you manage large nested menus. * Click the colored bar on a parent item to collapse or expand its branch * Sticky, scrollable left column (Pages, Posts, categories, etc.) while you edit * Depth colors so nested levels are easier to scan * Visual changes only — front-end navigation is unchanged Especially useful when a menu has dozens of items and several levels deep. ## Screenshots [⌊Before: a long menu is hard to scan.⌉⌊Before: a long menu is hard to scan.⌉[ Before: a long menu is hard to scan. [⌊After: branches collapse; the left panel stays sticky and scrollable.⌉⌊After: branches collapse; the left panel stays sticky and scrollable.⌉[ After: branches collapse; the left panel stays sticky and scrollable. [⌊Click the colored bar to collapse or expand a branch.⌉⌊Click the colored bar to collapse or expand a branch.⌉[ Click the colored bar to collapse or expand a branch. ## Installation 1. Install from Plugins Add New (search “WP Better Sub Menus”), or upload a zip whose top-level folder is `wp-better-sub-menus`. 2. Activate the plugin. 3. Go to **Appearance Menus**. Parent items with children show a colored expand control on the left. If your menu has no sub-items, the screen looks the same as before. ## FAQ ### Does this change my site menu on the front end? No. It only improves the admin menu editor. ### Why do I not see any difference? The plugin adds controls when menu items have child items. Flat menus look unchanged. ### Does it work with deep menus? Yes. Collapse/expand supports nested depths beyond ten levels. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5f60f5ae5804fa21421a703bbe8a22e78bce11b67dd18df8a6990e6d7ee03a6d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Would be perfect if working on frontpage](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/would-be-perfect-if-working-on-frontpage/)󠁿 [hjmeyer](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hjmeyer/) 2023-02-19 1 reply Sorry, should be renamed "WP Better Admin Sub Menus". [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-better-sub-menus/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “WP Better Sub Menus” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ adrianifero ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adrianifero/) [Translate “WP Better Sub Menus” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-better-sub-menus) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-better-sub-menus/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-better-sub-menus/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-better-sub-menus/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-better-sub-menus/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1.0 * Verified for WordPress 6.x and 7.x; Tested up to 7.1. * Replace polling with MutationObserver when menu items change (drag-and-drop, add, delete). * Fix depth detection for menus deeper than nine levels. * Expand/collapse uses the colored bar only — no longer hijacks the whole row click. * Colored expand bar (8px, grows on hover) for clearer visual affordance. * Accessible toggle button with aria-expanded. #### 1.0.5 * Ten levels of menu items with gradient colors. * All items collapsible, including items just drag-and-dropped while editing. #### 1.0.4 * Ten levels of menu items with gradient colors. * All items collapsible, including items just drag-and-dropped while editing. #### 1.0.3 * Screenshots and description added. #### 1.0.2 * Color bars and sticky menu features added. ## Meta * Version **1.1.0** * Last updated **4 атна ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1.2** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-better-sub-menus/) * Tags * [admin](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[menu](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/menu/) [menus](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/menus/)[nav menu](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/nav-menu/) [navigation](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/navigation/) * [Advanced View](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-better-sub-menus/advanced/) ## Ratings 1 out of 5 stars. * [ 0 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-better-sub-menus/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-better-sub-menus/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-better-sub-menus/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-better-sub-menus/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-better-sub-menus/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-better-sub-menus/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-better-sub-menus/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ adrianifero ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adrianifero/) ## Support Got something to say? 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