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Live from WordPress.org · Oct 2, 2026

Best Hierarchy Plugins for WordPress

35 plugins are tagged “hierarchy” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is Advanced Sidebar Menu with 10K+ active installs.

Plugins in category35
#1 by installsAdvanced Sidebar Menu
Top-30 installs30.8K+
Avg. health (this page)41/100

35 Hierarchy plugins

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Best Hierarchy Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 Advanced Sidebar Menu Advanced Sidebar Menu Fully automatic sidebar menus. by Mat Lipe 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (37) 1 month ago 84
2 Admin Menu Tree Page View Admin Menu Tree Page View Get a tree view of all your pages directly in the admin menu. Search, add, edit, view… by Pär Thernström 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (48) 3 weeks ago 92
3 Category Checklist Tree Category Checklist Tree Preserves the category hierarchy on the post editing screen by scribu 5K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (23) 9 years ago 46
4 Categories in Hierarchical Order Categories in Hierarchical Order Categories in Hierarchical Order plugin maintains the hierarchical order of categories list… by Amit Sonkhiya 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (14) 6 years ago 40
5 Preserve Taxonomy Hierarchy Preserve Taxonomy Hierarchy Preserve hierarchy in posts category and navigation menu editor lists. by Amin Nazemi 800+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3) 2 years ago 37
6 Better Section Navigation Better Section Navigation Creates a new widget for listing section-based navigation -- essential for contextual… by cornershop 600+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (4) 10 months ago 49
7 Collapsible Categories in the Dashboard Collapsible Categories in the Dashboard In the Dashboard, collapses sub categories into hidden submenus that can be expanded and… by newvibe 600+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (9) 7 years ago 39
8 F4 Post Tree F4 Post Tree This plugin adds a neat and easy to use sidebar tree view to your posts and pages backend. by FAKTOR VIER 500+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (4) 4 months ago 62
9 Taxonomy Checklist Tree Taxonomy Checklist Tree Plugin sets Category/Taxonomy checklist hierarchical tree-view by default. by webvitalii 400+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 6 years ago 34
10 Add Hierarchy (parent) to post Add Hierarchy (parent) to post PLUGIN IS DISCONTINUED! by ttodua 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (6) 2 years ago 33
11 Subpage Listing Subpage Listing Allows you to display a list of the child pages of the currently viewed page. by Mark Jaquith 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8 (4) 14 years ago 29
12 Which Template Am I Which Template Am I This plugin will display the name of the WordPress Template in use for the current page at… by neilgee 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3) 5 years ago 32
13 Hierarchy Hierarchy Move your Pages/Posts/Custom Post Type admin links from the sidebar to a Content menu that… by Jon Christopher 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (13) 5 years ago 36
14 Category Template Hierarchy Category Template Hierarchy Adds parent-category.php, child-category.php, and child-category-{slug|id} templates to the… by Eddie Moya 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3) 15 years ago 32
15 WD Quick Pages WD Quick Pages Quickly create multiple WordPress pages with hierarchical structure support. Perfect for… by WolfDevs 30+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 10 months ago 46
16 Easy Hierarchy Easy Hierarchy Hierarchies made easy! by Marco Milesi 30+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 5 months ago 52
17 User Hierarchy User Hierarchy Control user management on a per-role basis. Allow users of a certain role to only add… by Jesper van Engelen 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 13 years ago 31
18 WP Dropdown Hierarchical Category UI WP Dropdown Hierarchical Category UI It makes the categories or taxonomies list in a better UI which enables show/hide toggle of… by Kharis Sulistiyono 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (5) 13 years ago 36
19 Interactive Organizational Chart Interactive Organizational Chart A complete WordPress plugin for managing and displaying interactive organizational charts… by mukundansiv 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 year ago 33
20 WP Use parent template WP Use parent template To use parent template for child categories or pages. This plugin patches template… by kanonji 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 1 (1) 15 years ago 18
21 E20 Page Tree E20 Page Tree Visualize your site's page hierarchy in a powerful, interactive tree view, and export it to… by Gaelan Lloyd 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 3 months ago 57
22 BP Group Hierarchy Propagate BP Group Hierarchy Propagate Enables propagation of Activity Items through a hierarchy of BuddyPress Groups established… by Christian Wach 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 10 years ago 30
23 Post Hierarchy Menu Post Hierarchy Menu Adds a widget that will display a nested list of any post type based on it's hierarchy. by ijmccallum 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 11 years ago 30
24 BP Group Categories/Types BP Group Categories/Types !!alpha-release!! Allows you to categorize your groups in buddypress. (ex. Systems->Xbox… by firetag 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 16 years ago 31
25 Vitt Attribute Hierarchy for WooCommerce Vitt Attribute Hierarchy for WooCommerce This plugin works simulating a hierarchy for attributes and subattributes. by thevittfile 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 3 years ago 23
26 Show Theme File Show Theme File This is a simple plugin that uses wordpress' hierarchy to determine what theme file the… by Dan LaManna 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (2) 14 years ago 29
27 Keep Category List Order Keep Category List Order Keep the category hierarchy order on the post editing screen by Jonathan FALEME <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 8 years ago 21
28 Concat Parent Page Slugs Concat Parent Page Slugs Add template file loading rule for 'Pages'. When loading the template of the child page… by nashiko <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 9 years ago 21
29 BranchDesk BranchDesk A modern visual hierarchical content explorer and management system for WordPress admin. by Claud Chan <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 4 weeks ago 59
30 53mp – Add Menu Items Easier 53mp – Add Menu Items Easier Preserve page and category parent/child structure when adding multiple items on Appearance… by a 53 minute production <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 day ago 64

Top Hierarchy plugins, head to head

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Advanced Sidebar MenuAdvanced Sidebar Menu vs Admin Menu Tree Page ViewAdmin Menu Tree Page… Advanced Sidebar MenuAdvanced Sidebar Menu vs Category Checklist TreeCategory Checklist Tr… Advanced Sidebar MenuAdvanced Sidebar Menu vs Categories in Hierarchical OrderCategories in Hierarc… Admin Menu Tree Page ViewAdmin Menu Tree Page… vs Category Checklist TreeCategory Checklist Tr… Admin Menu Tree Page ViewAdmin Menu Tree Page… vs Categories in Hierarchical OrderCategories in Hierarc… Category Checklist TreeCategory Checklist Tr… vs Categories in Hierarchical OrderCategories in Hierarc…

How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

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FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 2, 2026

What is the most popular hierarchy plugin for WordPress?

Advanced Sidebar Menu is the most popular hierarchy plugin with 10K+ active installs and a 4.5/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many hierarchy plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 35 plugins tagged “hierarchy” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which hierarchy plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, Category Checklist Tree has the highest rating at 5/5 from 23 reviews.

Are these hierarchy plugins actively maintained?

3 of the top 30 hierarchy plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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