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JC Submenu vs WP Ultimate Post Grid (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

JC Submenu

JC Submenu

4.6(49)

4.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 5 years ago
View JC Submenu
VS
WP Ultimate Post Grid

WP Ultimate Post Grid

4.4(32)

4.0K+ active installs

Free + Premium

Updated 4 months ago
View WP Ultimate Post Grid

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, JC Submenu has a higher user rating (4.6/5 from 49 reviews) and leads in active installations (4.0K+ vs 4.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. JC Submenu has accumulated 60K+ total downloads while WP Ultimate Post Grid has 162K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.6/5JC Submenu
◄
WP Ultimate Post Grid4.4/5
Total Reviews
49JC Submenu
◄
WP Ultimate Post Grid32
Active Installs
4.0K+JC Submenu
WP Ultimate Post Grid4.0K+
Total Downloads
60K+JC Submenu
►
WP Ultimate Post Grid162K+
Support Resolution
N/AJC Submenu
WP Ultimate Post GridN/A
Last Updated
5 years agoJC Submenu
►
WP Ultimate Post Grid4 months ago
First Released
2013JC Submenu
WP Ultimate Post Grid2015
Age
13 yearsJC Submenu
WP Ultimate Post Grid11 years
WP Requires
3.0.1+JC Submenu
WP Ultimate Post Grid3.5+
PHP Requires
false+JC Submenu
WP Ultimate Post Gridfalse+
Business Model
FreeJC Submenu
WP Ultimate Post GridFree + Premium
Latest Version
0.9.1JC Submenu
WP Ultimate Post Grid4.0.1

Rating Breakdown

JC Submenu

4.6/5(49 reviews)
5
86%
4
6%
3
0%
2
2%
1
6%

WP Ultimate Post Grid

4.4/5(32 reviews)
5
72%
4
9%
3
6%
2
9%
1
3%

Recent Reviews

JC Submenu Reviews

by mdwish

No longer functional

I had high hopes for this app but it is completely non functional in wordpress 6.6.2

by gagan92wp

Super Plugin, Great Work.

Superb Plugin, Well designed and strongly developed. Thanks Team 🙂

by chusterclock

Almost perfect!!!

Great Plugin, very useful for big shops… The only thing missing for being perfect is ‘Menu Order’ option in ‘Populate from taxonomy’.

WP Ultimate Post Grid Reviews

by rehatiere007

Great plugin and great support

Great features even in the free version! And incredibly fast support!Thank you for this plugin, Brecht.

by linusvagabund

Best highly customizable portfolio filter grid that we found

Our group created a website with multi-stage filters, that links to various NGOs for donation. We needed a filter category for “topic”, “location” and “tax deduction”. Surprisingly, most filterable po

by Jaiji

Great plugin, great support

A flexible, customisable filter grid for posts and CPTs, it’s very good. Great out of the box but if you want to customise it and have some CSS/dev knowledge it’s quite easy. A recent issue I had with

Frequently Asked Questions

Is JC Submenu or WP Ultimate Post Grid more popular?
JC Submenu has 4.0K+ active installations while WP Ultimate Post Grid has 4.0K+. WP Ultimate Post Grid is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — JC Submenu or WP Ultimate Post Grid?
JC Submenu has a 4.6/5 rating from 49 reviews, while WP Ultimate Post Grid has a 4.4/5 rating from 32 reviews.
Are JC Submenu and WP Ultimate Post Grid free?
JC Submenu is free and WP Ultimate Post Grid is free + premium. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — JC Submenu or WP Ultimate Post Grid?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
JC Submenu was last updated 5 years ago and WP Ultimate Post Grid was last updated 4 months ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.