Current Menu Item for Custom Post Types
Allows you to highlight the current menu item by assigning a page to a custom post type.
5(23 reviews)
·2.0K+ active installs·Updated 1 year agoAs of April 2026, Current Menu Item for Custom Post Types is a WordPress menu active plugin with 2.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 23 reviews. It has been downloaded 25K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 8% this week.
5/523 reviews
2.0K+active installs
25K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
If you’re using a template to display a custom post type’s archive page, WP doesn’t add the active class to the menu item. This plugin lets you assign a parent page to a custom post types and will correctly display in the menu.
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Ratings & Reviews
523 reviews
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Recent Reviews
I really need this plugin
by anhhoangna·3 years ago
Perfect
Amazing
by Zoker·3 years ago
Amazing little helper!
Great, Simple and Efficient.
by Jaime Fernández Contreras·6 years ago
This plugins makes exactly what I expected:
Highlight menu items containing my CPTs.
Perfect and very easy to use!
Amazing
by comsud·7 years ago
I have been looking for ways to do this for a long time but without results. This plugin did what I’m trying to do for a year in 2 seconds
Great plugin
by miguegm·7 years ago
Very easy to set up
Download Trends
Today: 3Yesterday: 6This week: 47Period total: 2K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 6.7.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.6
76.2%
v1.4
12.3%
v1.5
9.6%
v1.3
1.9%
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.6
- Fixed CSRF Security issues
Contributors
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