Menu Icons by ThemeIsle vs Add Descendants As Submenu Items (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Menu Icons by ThemeIsle
100K+ active installs
Free
Add Descendants As Submenu Items
2.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Add Descendants As Submenu Items has a higher user rating (5/5 from 20 reviews) while Menu Icons by ThemeIsle leads in active installations (100K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Menu Icons by ThemeIsle has accumulated 4.4M+ total downloads while Add Descendants As Submenu Items has 33K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Menu Icons by ThemeIsle | Add Descendants As Submenu Items | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 843 | ◄ | 20 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 4.4M+ | ◄ | 33K+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 weeks ago | ◄ | 3 years ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2011 | |
| Age | 12 years | 15 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.7+ | false+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 0.13.21 | 1.2.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Menu Icons by ThemeIsle
Add Descendants As Submenu Items
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Menu Icons by ThemeIsle averaged approximately 592 daily downloads while Add Descendants As Submenu Items averaged 4.
Recent Reviews
Menu Icons by ThemeIsle Reviews
Excellent
Really easy and useful
Does what it says!
Straight forward, with enough flexibility to be useful. Great work!
Good features!
I have used this for a long time with no problems but the 0.13.21 version somehow shrinked my icons.The rollback option is awesome – so thanks for that.You might want to see why the icon sizes have ch
Add Descendants As Submenu Items Reviews
Problem solver
Amazing product to add all child categories to the menu (subcategories). It works in the fly!
A must have plug in!
I really can’t believe WP doesn’t have a function like this built in. This plug in is amazing! I have a lot of categories in my menus, and we all know just how awful and difficult it is to add an item
Still Works with WP 5.1
Still works with WordPress 5.1 for Pages in menu. You need to add the Parent to the menu then save. Then edit again to see the checkbox to check the new flag. I was wanting to use it for WordPress P
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