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How do I enable wordpress menus?

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Started 10 months ago by mariseliass
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mariseliass
Member

Hi,

How do I enable wordpress menus? I have come to the point where I need to add a main menu item which links to a subdomain hosted externally from wordpress. An alternative way would do but enabling menus would just make life easier.
Thanks!

Posted 10 months ago #
Ismael
Moderator
Hi mariseliass,

1. Add this simple line to your functions.php file:
```
if( function_exists('register_nav_menus')) {
   register_nav_menus( array('main_nav' => 'Main Navigation Menu' ) );
}
```
You can place this at the bottom of functions.php

2. Add this code in your header.php:
<nav><?php wp_nav_menu(array('menu' => 'Main Nav Menu')); ?></nav>
place this code inside your header div or where you want it to be placed.

3. Then go to Appearance > Menus. Create a menu and name it "Main Nav Menu" (the same with name in #2). After creating the menu, Add some links to the menu.

Hope this helps. :)

Regards,
Ismael
Posted 10 months ago #
mariseliass
Member

Thanks Ismael,

Got the functions updated:
http://www.screencast.com/t/oDh7Oam7xTV

Copied the Nav line in the head div:
http://www.screencast.com/t/NeAcmdsG

and all I got is my old menu in the place with the new one showing up on the background as a list:
http://www.screencast.com/t/KuWrhKCEh

Suggestions?

Posted 10 months ago #
Ismael
Moderator

Hi,

You can target the specific menu by naming them.

<nav><?php wp_nav_menu(array('menu' => 'Main Nav Menu')); ?></nav>

You can change "Main Nav Menu" to something else. Add a new set of menu then use that name on your Appearance > Menus.

Please see this reference for further support. http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_nav_menu

Regards,
Ismael

Posted 10 months ago #
mariseliass
Member

-->> for those reading on the topic - you will have to restyle the menu after this procedure.

Thanks for all your help Ismael.

Posted 10 months ago #
Ismael
Moderator

Hi mariseliass,

Glad that I could help you. :)

Cheers,
Ismael

Posted 10 months ago #