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Exclude Pages

This plugin adds a checkbox, “include this page in menus”, uncheck this to exclude pages from the page navigation that users see on your site.

By Simon Wheatley·Menu·Free
4.9(47 reviews)
·30K+ active installs·Updated 8 years ago
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As of April 2026, Exclude Pages is a WordPress menu plugin with 30K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 47 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.0M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.2.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2007. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 16% this week. Top alternative: Admin Menu Editor.

4.9/547 reviews
30K+active installs
1.0M+total downloads
19 yearssince 2007

Overview

This plugin adds a checkbox, “include this page in menus”, uncheck this to exclude pages from the page navigation that users see on your site.

Any issues: contact me.This plugin adds a checkbox, “include this page in menus”, which is checked by default. If you uncheck
it, the page will not appear in any listings of pages (which includes, and is usually limited to, your
page navigation menus).

Pages which are children of excluded pages also do not show up in menu listings. (An alert in the editing screen,
underneath the “include” checkbox allows you to track down which ancestor page is affecting child pages
in this way.)

Advanced Usage

It is possible to temporarily pause and resume the effect of Exclude Pages by using the new <?php pause_exclude_pages(); ?> and <?php r…

Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

4.947 reviews
5 ★
44
4 ★
1
3 ★
1
2 ★
0
1 ★
1

Recent Reviews

Still works with 6.6.1
by jreynders·1 year ago

Installed on wp6.6.1 php8.1.
The plugin appears in prefect working condition in spite of is age.

Still works with 5.3
by jackreidy·6 years ago

last update was years ago but it still works with WP 5.3

3 versions on and it still works!
by Gomisan·7 years ago

Unlike another plugin with a similar name, this plugin still works just fine with my WordPress sites and themes.

A real shame that it has been abandoned, and I’d love to see an ‘updated’ version by someone.

Works, although only with an edit
by mlipenk·8 years ago

This worked for me on WP 4.9.4 using PHP Version: 7.0.28, however only after editing the plugin by changing: $parent = & ep_get_page( $page->post_parent, $pages );
to: $parent = ep_get_page( $page->post_parent, $pages );

This also worked with side menus such as BE Subpages Widget, which uses wp_list_pages, not just navigation using standard functions wp_nav_menu or wp_page_menu.

It is unfortunate the plugin hasn’t been updated, because it is a good plugin that does exactly what I wanted… allowing pages to be present in the site without automatically being listed in auto-menus.

  • This topic was modified 8 years ago by mlipenk.
Problem with PHP 5.6
by raygulick·8 years ago·1 reply

This is an error encountered if your server is using PHP 5.6 or above, and if debugging for your site is enabled.

If you’re still using PHP 5.3, it works fine on WP 4.7.3.

It does not appear that the plugin author has any interest in updating this plugin, or I would give it 5 stars.

Any plugin developers who would like to fork and maintain this plugin?

Download Trends

Today: 9Yesterday: 8This week: 81Period total: 4K

Compatibility

WordPress2.2.3+ requiredTested up to 3.4.2
PHPfalse+ required

Version Adoption

v1.92
97.8%
Other
2.2%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

v1.92

  • BUGFIX: Fix deprecated notice when WP_DEBUG is true, thanks hansfordmc
  • Tested up to WordPress v3.3
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Simon WheatleySimon Wheatley
Plugin Info
Version
1.92
Last Updated
Nov 28, 2017
WP Requires
2.2.3+
Tested Up To
3.4.2
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
30K+
Downloads
1.0M+
Added
Sep 22, 2007
Business
Free

Tags

menuget_pageshide pagesnavigationexclude pages

Developer

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Simon Wheatley
2 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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