Post Hierarchy Nav
Display dynamic, hierarchical navigation trees for posts, pages, and custom post types - directly in the Gutenberg editor.
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Maintenance score
Actively maintained • Last updated 46 days ago
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Likely maintained (last update 46 days ago).
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Description
Post Hierarchy Nav is a lightweight Gutenberg block that renders clean, semantic navigation trees based on your existing post hierarchy. Perfect for documentation sites, knowledge bases, or any site using hierarchical content.
✨ Features
✅ Works with posts, pages, and any hierarchical custom post type
✅ Three display modes: All, Auto (current context), or Custom root
✅ Live preview via ServerSideRender — see changes instantly in the editor
✅ Optional child count badge (e.g., “Integrations 2”)
✅ Fully customizable CSS classes for root and active items
✅ Respects WordPress permissions and core data APIs
🎯 Use Cases
- Create auto-expanding documentation menus
- Build context-aware sidebars that highlight the current page’s branch
- Replace hardcoded menus with dynamic, maintainable trees
🔐 Privacy & Performance
- Zero tracking — no data collected, no external requests
- Lightweight — only loads when the block is used
- GDPR compliant by design
Installation
- Upload the
post-hierarchy-navfolder to your/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
- Add the Post Hierarchy Nav block to any post or page.
- Configure post type, mode, and styling in the block inspector.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! As long as your CPT is registered with 'hierarchical' => true and 'show_in_rest' => true.
It finds the top-level ancestor of the current page/post and renders its subtree.
Yes! Use the “Active item CSS class” field in the Advanced panel (defaults to active).
The block uses modern Gutenberg APIs (core-data, EntityPicker, ServerSideRender) that are stable from WP 6.3 onward.
The developer version is available here.
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release