Pages Children
[Plugin Homepage](http://www.codehooligans.com/projects/wordpress/pages-children/ "Pages-Children Plugin for WordPress")
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 7
- Active installs
- 200+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 22 Apr 2014
- Added
- Jan 2011
- Requires WP
- 3.7
- Tested up to
- WP 3.9.40
- Downloads
- 13,737
Our analysis
AI-assistedPages Children is a WordPress plugin designed to improve the management of hierarchical post types and taxonomies. It simplifies the interface by allowing you to filter the list to show only a single level of pages at a time, which can be beneficial for users with extensive sub-page structures.
This plugin is suitable for those who find the default WordPress Pages management inadequate, particularly when managing a large number of pages and sub-pages. It does not include an admin interface or settings, relying instead on WordPress actions and filters to function.
Best for: This plugin is best for users managing complex hierarchies of pages or taxonomies in WordPress.
What it does well
- ✓Improves management of hierarchical post types and taxonomies
- ✓Filters to show only a single level of pages
- ✓No admin interface or settings required
Where it falls short
- •Limited information on additional features or customisation options
- •Last updated in April 2014, may not be compatible with newer WordPress versions
Verdict
Pages Children offers a straightforward solution for simplifying page management in WordPress, but its age and lack of updates may limit its effectiveness for some users.
From the developer
Paul Menard's own description of Pages Children, lightly tidied.
The Pages-Children plugin now works with any post or taxonomy type which is setup as hierarchical.
Personally I find the WordPress Pages management somewhat lacking. When dealing with a simple list of About Us, Contact Us, etc. pages the interface works fairly well. But when you have a client who has 15+ levels of sub-pages and each level contains some 50+ pages the interface quickly breaks down in it’s usefulness.
So I put together a plugin to help manage this a little better. The new plugin, pages-children, helps to filter the post type or taxonomy list showing only a single level of at a time. That is it really. There is no admin interface or settings. Just through the power of the WordPress actions and filter the page content can be altered. Powerful stuff.