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Hide Drafts in Menus

by Room 34 Creative Services, LLC · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.6.0.1 Tested up to WP 7.0.4

Hide Drafts in Menus has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 18,801 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on May 18, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Hide Drafts in Menus at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
18,801
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Hide Drafts in Menus well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1

Hide Drafts in Menus reviews and ratings

9 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

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  • Excellent. Very useful plugin.

    One of those plugins you can't believe hasn't been rolled into core by now. I've been using it as one of my standard install plugins and it's very helpful for rolling out sites with multiple draft pages etc. Has worked perfectly for years. Had a slight problem this last week but the developer fixed it within 12 hours of me posting about it. Can't ask for more than that.

    michaelquinn

  • Should be part of WordPress core

    It's hard to believe that this functionality is not part of WordPress core, since it simply does not make sense to show a menu item which links to an unpublished page.

    Martin Sauter

  • Very helpfull!

    Does what it says, I could easily extend it to hide also private posts.

    Bogdan

  • Perfect Plugin

    This Plugin makes exactly what i'm looking for. But it's special, that this plugin is necessary, because that should be a part of the stock WP. and it's very easy, install, run, done!

    mighty2003

  • BRILLIANT

    Thanks so much - i had a whole pile of prebuilt pages I added in my new theme which threw out my menu - installed this and - GONE - thanks so much

    karenwhitt

  • It works like a charm

    It works prefectly without any configuration. Install it, activate it, done. Thanks to the developer. :-)

    ienaxxx

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Details

Hide unpublished pages in your custom menus.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • drafts
  • menus
  • pages
  • unpublished

More from Room 34 Creative Services, LLC

Version
1.6.0.1
Last updated
May 18, 2026
First published
Nov 10, 2016
Requires WordPress
4.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Hide Drafts in Menus FAQ

How many active installs does Hide Drafts in Menus have?

WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Hide Drafts in Menus as of September 7, 2026.

Is Hide Drafts in Menus still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on May 18, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is Hide Drafts in Menus free?

Hide Drafts in Menus is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.