Title: Current Menu Item for Custom Post Types Author: Roland Murg Published: March 10, 2014 Last modified: November 26, 2024 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/current-menu-item-for-custom-post-types/assets/banner-772x250. png?rev=1086562) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/current-menu-item-for-custom-post-types/assets/icon-128x128. png?rev=1915898) # Current Menu Item for Custom Post Types By [Roland Murg](https://profiles.wordpress.org/murgroland/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/current-menu-item-for-custom-post-types.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/current-menu-item-for-custom-post-types/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/current-menu-item-for-custom-post-types/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/current-menu-item-for-custom-post-types/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/current-menu-item-for-custom-post-types/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-menu-item-for-custom-post-types/) ## Description 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. ## Screenshots [⌊Plugin backend⌉⌊Plugin backend⌉[ Plugin backend ## Installation 1. Install the plugin by uploading the zip file (Plugins > Add New > Upload) 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Go to the Settings > Current Menu Item for Custom Post Types ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f495b78bcc617f562ca9620607c742c54358d45475340874c497a01045428357? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[I really need this plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-really-need-this-plugin-2/)󠁿 [anhhoangna](https://profiles.wordpress.org/anhhoangna/) December 15, 2022 Perfect ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7138366b02ef4c2c757b0aa903f79665e07fb92f7cff4aa77f4010ef3ef5c449? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Amazing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/amazing-3438/)󠁿 [Zoker](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zoker/) April 12, 2022 Amazing little helper! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/790ae22632582e995ed0a4dcdcaf11f73f00c6aa373f47e9cb35b7f84307f579? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great, Simple and Efficient.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-simple-and-efficient-3/)󠁿 [Jaime Fernández Contreras](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jaimon82/) February 26, 2020 This plugins makes exactly what I expected: Highlight menu items containing my CPTs. Perfect and very easy to use! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/37a4db26222ef240022ade66d576d78b7f7c67baadeb9da68fd42f74e52ba875? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Amazing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/amazing-2129/)󠁿 [comsud](https://profiles.wordpress.org/comsud/) March 22, 2019 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 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a9334e19dcee2f43ef4d711e171dfb8096959b146fa09fc1671dfffcd0f52ec7? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-19153/)󠁿 [miguegm](https://profiles.wordpress.org/miguegm/) September 14, 2018 Very easy to set up ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3f05c147b37694828da92d558164b83bccef131adc285e43f549abd0602d62d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect solution.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-solution-113/)󠁿 [lukasjirsa](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lukasjirsa/) May 28, 2018 Works like magic. [ Read all 22 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-menu-item-for-custom-post-types/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Current Menu Item for Custom Post Types” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Roland Murg ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/murgroland/) [Translate “Current Menu Item for Custom Post Types” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/current-menu-item-for-custom-post-types) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/current-menu-item-for-custom-post-types/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/current-menu-item-for-custom-post-types/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/current-menu-item-for-custom-post-types/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/current-menu-item-for-custom-post-types/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.6 * Fixed CSRF Security issues #### 1.3 * Added multi language support (works with WPML and Polylang) #### 1.2.2 * Fixed a bug which wouldn’t let you use both built-in and custom post types at the same time. #### 1.2.1 * Fixed a small bug which prevented administrators to access the plugins settings page. #### 1.2 * Added option to show built-in post types. * Changed the capability required so only administrators can edit options. #### 1.1 * Bug fix: There was a typo because of which the blog’s class was being removed. #### 1.0 * Initial Release ## Meta * Version **1.6** * Last updated **2 years ago** * Active installations **2,000+** * WordPress version ** 3.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.7.5** * Tag * [Single post](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/single-post/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/current-menu-item-for-custom-post-types/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 23 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-menu-item-for-custom-post-types/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-menu-item-for-custom-post-types/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-menu-item-for-custom-post-types/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-menu-item-for-custom-post-types/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-menu-item-for-custom-post-types/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-menu-item-for-custom-post-types/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/current-menu-item-for-custom-post-types/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Roland Murg ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/murgroland/) ## Support Got something to say? 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