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.

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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.

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Journal des modifications

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.