Voce Submenu Items
Nest menus as items to avoid giant navigation menus in your admin.
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Voce Submenu Items shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 11 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.1 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Voce Submenu Items stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| menus | >100 |
| navigation | >100 |
| nested | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
About Voce Submenu Items
From the official readme · v1.3Description
This plugin adds Menus themselves as an item you can put in other Menus as placeholders representing their contents.
When a Menu containing other Menus as items is rendered, the “submenu” item is expanded out into all of its items.
Installation
- Upload
voce-submenu-itemsto the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Changelog
1.3
- Fixing bug with nested menus
- Adding proper css class to parent items
- Testing with 4.1
1.2.2
- VIP optimized images
1.2.1
- Adding VIP optimized images
1.2
- Allow for submenus within submenus
- Maintain WP’s menu index numbering (bug fix)
1.1
- Submenu item can now be a child of another menu item. (bug fix)
1.0
- Initial release.
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FAQ
Voce Submenu Items: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 1, 2026
Is Voce Submenu Items free?
Yes. Voce Submenu Items is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Voce Submenu Items safe to use in 2026?
Voce Submenu Items shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Voce Submenu Items?
Voce Submenu Items is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,841 times since it launched in October 2012. It was downloaded 50 times in the last 30 days.
Does Voce Submenu Items work with WordPress 7.1?
Voce Submenu Items is officially tested up to WordPress 4.1.42, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Voce Submenu Items last updated?
The latest version, 1.3, was released on December 19, 2014 (12 years ago).
Who makes Voce Submenu Items?
Voce Submenu Items is developed and maintained by Jeff Stieler.
What are the best alternatives to Voce Submenu Items?
The most popular alternatives to Voce Submenu Items are User Menus (80K+ installs), Nav Menu Roles (70K+ installs) and Shortcode in Menus (50K+ installs).
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