Page Navigator Widget
This plugin is a replacement for the standard Page widget, that works how you want it to do.
The facts
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 10 May 2025
- Added
- Mar 2010
- Requires WP
- 2.1
- Tested up to
- WP 6.8.8
- Downloads
- 16,733
Our analysis
AI-assistedPage Navigator Widget is a WordPress plugin that enhances the standard Page widget functionality. It allows you to display a hierarchical menu of pages, showing only top-level pages initially and expanding to include child and grand-child pages as needed. This structure helps users navigate large numbers of pages without confusion.
The plugin includes options for adding a Home link that can appear conditionally based on your selection. You can also configure the widget title, exclude specific pages, and set the sort order. It is suitable for users who have a complex site structure and want to improve navigation.
Best for: This plugin suits WordPress users with complex site structures needing improved navigation.
What it does well
- ✓Displays hierarchical page structure
- ✓Includes configurable Home link
- ✓Allows exclusion of specific pages
- ✓Standard widget title configurability
- ✓Maintained by an active developer
Where it falls short
- •Limited information on features and performance
- •Rating not published
Verdict
Page Navigator Widget offers useful navigation features for hierarchical pages, but lacks extensive details on performance and user feedback.
From the developer
Jacob N. Breetvelt's own description of Page Navigator Widget, lightly tidied.
This plugin works like the standard Page widget, however this one works how you want it to do.
The menu unfolds sub-items as required
This plugin displays initially the pages menu top-level pages only.
While on a page, the child pages that belong to the page are also listed.
While on a child-page, the subsequent grand-child pages are listed also.
Etc. as deeply as reuired.
Extra features
Additionally a Home-link can be added that will display conditionally.
You can select from: Always, On a page only, Never.
When On a page only is selected, the Home link will display ony when you are on a page, so when you might need it.
The advantage of this plugin is that a huge amount of pages can be in a menu, without the user getting lost as long as you provide a proper tree-structure to them.
Also included
The standard configurability of Widget title, Excluded pages, Sort order.
About and Credits
- Page Navigator Widget is written and maintained by J.N. Breetvelt, ( http://www.opajaap.nl/ ) a.k.a. OpaJaap
Licence
WP Photo Album is released under the GNU GPL licence. ( http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html )