Jon Christopher

<p><strong>NOTE</strong>: If you’re looking for something more user-focused, take a look at <a href="https://organizewp.com/?utm_source=wordpressorg&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">OrganizeWP</a> which is complete rethinking of Hierarchy!</p>
<p>Custom Post Types (sometimes) need context, Hierarchy allows you to rework your content management workflow by essentially <strong>moving Custom Post Type admin menus into your Pages list</strong>. What this does is mimic the navigation you’ve set up on your site by placing Custom Post Type edit links amongst your Pages where they belong.</p>
<p><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/hierarchy/screenshots/" rel="ugc"><strong>» Check out the screenshots to see Hierarchy in action</strong></a></p>
<p>Hierarchy removes unnecessary entries from the Admin Menu and instead injects theme where appropriate amongst your Pages, grouping everything under a single ‘Content’ Admin Menu entry.</p>
<h4>Custom Post Types NEED context</h4>
<p>Custom Post Types are great, but the <strong>editing workflow can be improved</strong>. Adding a Custom Post Type likely results in <em>another</em> WordPress admin sidebar menu, abstracting the management of that content from the main organization of your site, Pages. Hierarchy intelligently extends your Pages menu by including your Custom Post Type admin links <em>within</em> the Page structure, allowing for a much more natural workflow when managing your content.</p>
<h4>Examples</h4>
<p>Chances are you’ve customized your <code>Front page displays</code> setting to display a static page instead of your latest blog posts. Now you’ve got a sidebar link to manage your Posts and a WordPress Page called “Blog” that sites in your list of Pages doing absolutely nothing. Hierarchy remedies both problems by converting the “Blog” page link to be one that lists your Posts. It also hides the Posts sidebar entry (if you want it to).</p>
<p>It’s also likely that you’re utilizing Custom Post Types to power sections of your website, but it’s awkward to manage the content of an internal section of your website using the main WordPress admin sidebar links to your Custom Post Type. Hierarchy will allow you to hide those sidebar links and instead nest them amongst your Pages, providing contextual links to manage the content of your Custom Post Types.</p>
<h4>More information</h4>
<p>If you’d like a lot more information on the implementation and workflow changes, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/hierarchy/screenshots/" rel="ugc">check out the screenshots</a> and please see <a href="https://mondaybynoon.com/introducing-hierarchy/" rel="nofollow ugc">the introduction</a> and <a href="https://mondaybynoon.com/hierarchy-1-0-is-here/" rel="nofollow ugc">the follow-up for 1.0</a>.</p>


Hierarchy

That cleans up things in your WordPress as CMS installation.

Cool plugin

Move your Pages/Posts/Custom Post Type admin links from the sidebar to a Content menu that nests everything where it should be

OnPoint Plugins

Mat Lipe

<h3>Fully automatic sidebar menus.</h3>
<p>Uses the parent/child relationship of your pages or categories to generate menus based on the current section of your site. Assign a page or category to a parent and Advanced Sidebar Menu will do the rest for you.</p>
<p>Keeps the menu clean and usable. Only related items display, so you don’t have to worry about keeping a custom menu up to date or displaying links to items that don’t belong.</p>
<p>Blocks are available to display menus where you need them. Look for the “Advanced Sidebar – Pages” block, or the “Advanced Sidebar – Categories” block. Widgets are also available for page builders or sites using classic widgets.</p>
<p><strong>Developed and Supported by <a href="https://onpointplugins.com/advanced-sidebar-menu/" rel="nofollow ugc">OnPoint Plugins</a>.</strong></p>
<h3>Documentation</h3>
<p>The official documentation for the plugin <a href="https://onpointplugins.com/advanced-sidebar-menu/" rel="nofollow ugc">may be found here</a>.</p>
<h3>Demo</h3>
<p>An interactive demonstration of the generated menu structure <a href="https://onpointplugins.com/advanced-sidebar-menu/#interactive-demo" rel="nofollow ugc">may be found here</a>.</p>
<p>You may also use the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-sidebar-menu/?preview=1" rel="ugc">Live Preview</a> to use a playground site to test the plugin.</p>
<h3>How It Works</h3>
<p>When your users view a page or category, the Advanced Sidebar Menu plugin will calculate the related content based on what you have selected using the standard WordPress parent selectors.</p>
<p>The menu will be different for every page that displays the Advanced Sidebar Blocks because the menu is generated specifically to the current page.</p>
<p>Depending on “Pages” block options, the menu will display:</p>
<ul>
<li>The current page.</li>
<li>Parent page.</li>
<li>Child pages.</li>
<li>Grandparent pages.</li>
<li>Grandchild pages.</li>
<li>First level child pages related to the current item.</li>
</ul>
<p>Depending on “Categories” block options, the menu will display:</p>
<ul>
<li>The current category.</li>
<li>Parent category.</li>
<li>Child categories.</li>
<li>Grandparent categories.</li>
<li>Grandchild categories.</li>
<li>First level child categories related to the current item.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Menu Locations</h3>
<p>Blocks may be added to:</p>
<ul>
<li>Page/post content.</li>
<li>Widget areas.</li>
<li>Theme customizer.</li>
<li>Site Editor.</li>
<li>Really anywhere blocks are supported.</li>
</ul>
<p>Classic widgets are also available for areas like:</p>
<ul>
<li>Elementor.</li>
<li>Beaver Builder.</li>
<li>Sites that have classic widgets enabled.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Page and Category menu Gutenberg blocks.</li>
<li>Page and Category menu widgets.</li>
<li>Option to display or not display the highest level parent page or category.</li>
<li>Option to display the menu when there is only the highest level parent.</li>
<li>Ability to order pages by (date, title, page order).</li>
<li>Exclude pages or categories by entering a comma separated list of ids.</li>
<li>Option to always display child pages or categories.</li>
<li>Option to select the levels of pages or categories to display when always display child is used.</li>
<li>Option to display or not display categories on single posts.</li>
<li>Ability to display each single post’s category in a new widget/block or in same list.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Page Menu Options</h3>
<ul>
<li>Display the highest level parent page.</li>
<li>Display menu when there is only the parent page.</li>
<li>Order pages by (date, title, page order).</li>
<li>Exclude pages.</li>
<li>Always display child Pages.</li>
<li>Levels of child pages to display when always display child pages is checked.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Category Menu Options</h3>
<ul>
<li>Display the highest level parent category.</li>
<li>Display menu when there is only the parent category.</li>
<li>Display categories on single posts.</li>
<li>Display each single post’s category in a new widget/block or in same list.</li>
<li>Exclude categories.</li>
<li>Always display child categories.</li>
<li>Levels of Categories to display when always display child categories is checked.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Included Language Translations</h3>
<ul>
<li>English (en_US).</li>
<li>French (fr_FR).</li>
<li>German (de_DE).</li>
<li>Spanish (es_ES).</li>
</ul>
<h3>Developers</h3>
<p>Developer docs <a href="https://onpointplugins.com/advanced-sidebar-menu/developer-docs/" rel="nofollow ugc">may be found here</a>.</p>
<h3>Contribute</h3>
<p>Send pull requests via <a href="https://github.com/lipemat/advanced-sidebar-menu" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub Repo</a></p>
<h3>Go PRO</h3>
<p>Our <a href="https://onpointplugins.com/product/advanced-sidebar-menu-pro/?utm_source=readme&utm_campaign=gopro&utm_medium=dot-org" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO version</a> brings additional functionality to this plugin. Check out <a href="https://onpointplugins.com/advanced-sidebar-menu/advanced-sidebar-pro-demo/?utm_source=readme&utm_campaign=demo&utm_medium=dot-org" rel="nofollow ugc">the demo</a> to see if the PRO version is useful for you.</p>
<ul>
<li>Navigation menu widget.</li>
<li>Navigation menu Gutenberg block.</li>
<li>Ability to customize each page or navigation menu item link’s text.</li>
<li>Click-and-drag styling for page, category, and navigation menus.</li>
<li>Styling options for links including color, background color, size, hover, and font weight.</li>
<li>Styling options for different levels of links.</li>
<li>Styling options for the current page or category.</li>
<li>Styling options for the parent of the current page or category.</li>
<li>Blocked styling options including borders, border width, and border colors.</li>
<li>Option to choose from 7 bullet styles or no bullets.</li>
<li>Accordion menu support for pages, categories, and navigation menus.</li>
<li>Accordion icon style and color selection.</li>
<li>Accordion option to keep all sections closed until clicked.</li>
<li>Accordion option to include highest level parent in accordion.</li>
<li>Accordion option to use links for open/close.</li>
<li>Ability to exclude a page from all menus using a simple checkbox.</li>
<li>Link ordering for the category menus.</li>
<li>Number of levels of pages to show when “always display child pages” is not checked.</li>
<li>Ability to select and display custom post types.</li>
<li>Ability to select and display custom taxonomies.</li>
<li>Ability to display category post counts.</li>
<li>Exclude pages or categories using intuitive search and select. <strong>NEW</strong></li>
<li>Option to display only the current page’s parents, grandparents, and children.</li>
<li>Option to display child page siblings when on a child page (with or without grandchildren available).</li>
<li>Ability to display the menu everywhere the widget area is used (including homepage if applicable).</li>
<li>Ability to select the highest level parent page/category.</li>
<li>Ability to select which levels of categories assigned posts will display under.</li>
<li>Ability to display assigned posts or custom post types under categories or taxonomies.</li>
<li>Ability to limit the number of posts or custom post types to display under categories.</li>
<li>Support for custom navigation menus from Appearance -> Menus.</li>
<li>Ability to display the current navigation menu item’s parents and children only.</li>
<li>Option to display the top-level navigation menu items when there are no child items or not viewing a menu item.</li>
<li>Priority support with access to members only support area.</li>
</ul>


Hierarchy vs Advanced Sidebar Menu