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Live from WordPress.org · Sep 28, 2026

Best Parent Plugins for WordPress

17 plugins are tagged “parent” 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 Parent Category Toggler with 10K+ active installs.

Plugins in category17
#1 by installsParent Category Toggl…
Top-17 installs11.8K+
Avg. health (this page)35/100

17 Parent plugins

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Best Parent Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 Parent Category Toggler Parent Category Toggler Automatically toggle the parent categories when a sub category is selected. by Ben Lobaugh (blobaugh) 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (15) 9 years ago 41
2 Custom Post Type Parents Custom Post Type Parents Set a "parent page" for custom post types that is indicated in menus, lists of pages, and… by Mickey Kay 900+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4 (6) 7 months ago 50
3 Add Hierarchy (parent) to post Add Hierarchy (parent) to post PLUGIN IS DISCONTINUED! by ttodua 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (6) 2 years ago 33
4 Filter Pages by parent in admin Filter Pages by parent in admin Filter pages in the wp-admin by their parent pages by James Irving-Swift 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (6) 14 years ago 32
5 Remove Parents Remove Parents Remove Parents is a tiny plugin which remove "category" and parent categories from… by alekc 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 19 years ago 25
6 Category Parent Children Selector Category Parent Children Selector Helps you in selecting parent-children categories. by WenZe 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 12 years ago 32
7 Taxonomy Tree Toggler Taxonomy Tree Toggler Check all parent taxonomies on check, uncheck all sub-taxnomies on uncheck. Compatible with… by sskaje 90+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 6 years ago 25
8 JSM Inherit Parent Featured Image JSM Inherit Parent Featured Image Inherit the featured image from the Post, Page, or Custom Post Type parent, grand-parent… by JS Morisset 80+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3) 1 day ago 79
9 Ambrosite Unlink Parent Pages Ambrosite Unlink Parent Pages Unlinks parent pages in page menus and lists. Useful for creating dropdown menus with… by ambrosite 60+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 15 years ago 32
10 Redirect 404 to parent Redirect 404 to parent This plugin helps you redirect any 404 request to the parent URL. by Moove Agency 60+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (2) 4 months ago 59
11 Change Media Parent Change Media Parent Allows editors to change the parent post of an attachment after it has been set. by pantsonhead 50+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 11 years ago 32
12 Simple Page Hierarchy Widget Simple Page Hierarchy Widget Displays the most logical arrangement of Parent, Child, & Grandchild pages. by BeardedGinger 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (4) 13 years ago 30
13 Change Comment Parent Change Comment Parent Simple plug-in for editing the parent comments to any user comments. Use it to edit the… by Dmitriy Amirov 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 11 years ago 30
14 Ambrosite Unlink Parent Categories Ambrosite Unlink Parent Categories Unlinks parent categories/taxonomies in category menus and lists. Useful for creating… by ambrosite 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 2 (1) 15 years ago 21
15 Parent Page Link Parent Page Link This widget plugin will display a backlink to the parent page at the end of subpages by PowieT 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 9 years ago 23
16 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
17 Update Permalink/Slug Previews in Admin Update Permalink/Slug Previews in Admin Automatically reloads permalink/slug previews in admin edit view when changing a page's… by thomasbachem <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 years ago 24

Top Parent plugins, head to head

All comparisons →
Parent Category TogglerParent Category Toggl… vs Custom Post Type ParentsCustom Post Type Pare… Parent Category TogglerParent Category Toggl… vs Add Hierarchy (parent) to postAdd Hierarchy (parent… Parent Category TogglerParent Category Toggl… vs Filter Pages by parent in adminFilter Pages by paren… Custom Post Type ParentsCustom Post Type Pare… vs Add Hierarchy (parent) to postAdd Hierarchy (parent… Custom Post Type ParentsCustom Post Type Pare… vs Filter Pages by parent in adminFilter Pages by paren… Add Hierarchy (parent) to postAdd Hierarchy (parent… vs Filter Pages by parent in adminFilter Pages by paren…

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

Popular plugins categories

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FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026

What is the most popular parent plugin for WordPress?

Parent Category Toggler is the most popular parent plugin with 10K+ active installs and a 4.8/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many parent plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 17 plugins tagged “parent” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Are these parent plugins actively maintained?

1 of the top 17 parent 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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