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wizzud
4.7 (49 reviews)
Custom Menu Wizard Widget
Show branches or levels of your menu in a widget, or in content using a shortcode, with full customisation.
Custom Menu Wizard Widget ranks #4,377 among WordPress.org plugins with 2,000+ active installations, is #694 of 8,543 in the Customization category, a 4.7/5 rating from 49 reviews, and was last updated Apr 2, 2018. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
Tested up to WP 4.9 (Current: 7.1)
v3.3.1
Current Version v3.3.1
Updated 8 years ago
Last Update on 02 Apr, 2018
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- Version
- 3.3.1
- Last Updated
- Apr 02, 2018
- Requires WP
- 3.9+
- Tested Up To
- 4.9
- PHP Version
- 5.4 or higher
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TL;DR
AI summary of the plugin's readmeThis plugin is for WordPress site owners and theme builders who want more control over how their navigation menus are displayed as widgets or in content. It solves the problem of the default Custom Menu widget's limited filtering by letting users show specific branches, levels, or items of a menu, with no bundled frontend styling.
- Display branch or level of menu
- Select branch by current menu item
- Specify starting level and depth
- Include or exclude ancestor items
- Exclude specific menu items or levels
- Adds cmw-level-N CSS classes
- Shortcode [cmwizard] for content
- Alternative configuration conditions
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Custom Menu Wizard Widget
Yep, 'fraid so : The widget will only recognise one "current" item (prior to v2.0.2 it was the last one found; as of v2.0.2, it's the first one encountered, but v3.1.5 adds a switch that lets you opt for the last one found). It is perfectly possible to have more than one menu item marked as "current", but if CMW has been configured to filter on anything related to a "current menu item" it can only choose one. The simplest example of multiple "current" items is if you add the same page to a menu more than once, but any other plugin that adds and/or manipulates menu items could potentially cause problems for CMW. The widget's "assist" uses jQuery UI's Dialog, which unfortunately (in versions 1.10.3/4) has a really annoying bug in its handling of a draggable (ie. when you drag the Dialog's title bar to reposition it on the page) when the page has been scrolled. It is due to be fixed in UI v1.11.0, but meantime I have defaulted the Dialog to fixed position, with an option to toggle back to absolute : it's not perfect but it's the best compromise I can come up with to maintain some sort of useability.
I don't know. With all due respect (and a certain amount of confidence in the widget) I would venture to suggest that it is probably due to the option settings on the widget/shortcode. The quickest way to resolve any such issues is to use the widget's interactive "assist", and ensure that you set the current menu item correctly for the page(s) that you are having problems with. However, I am well aware that I not infallible (and it's been proven a fair few times!), so if you still have problems then please let me have as much information as possible (the shortcode equivalent of your settings is a good start?) and I will endeavour to help. Please note that simply reporting "It doesn't work" is not the most useful of feedbacks, and is unlikely to get a response other than, possibly, a request for more details. I should also point out that any other plugin can change any menu, at any time, either before or after this widget does it stuff (even prevent it running at all!), so it's possible that the problem lies somewhere other than CMW.
The widget does not supply any output styling (at all!). This is because I have absolutely no idea where you are going to place either the widget (sidebar, footer, header, ad-hoc, etc?) or the shortcode (page content, post content, widget content, custom field, etc?) and everyone's requirements for styling are likely to be different ... possibly even within the same web page's output. So, all styling is down to your theme, and if you wish to modify it you will need to add to (or modify) your theme's stylesheet. The safest way to do this is via a child theme, so that any changes you make will not be lost if/when the main theme gets updated. The best way to test your changes is by utilising the developer capabilities that are available in most modern browsers (personally, I could not do without Firefox and the Firebug extension!) and dynamically applying/modifying styles, possibly utilising the custom classes that the widget applies to its output, or the Container options for a user-defined id or class.
Firstly, see the answer above, re: styling of the output. Any output styling comes from your theme (or possibly some other plugin, but definitely not CMW). If other nested lists are displayed with indentation then it is likely (but not guaranteed) that there is a class that can be applied to the CMW output that may result in the desired effect. It is always worth checking out WordPress's own Nav Menu widget, on a menu that has sub-menus : if that has indentation then check the classes it has and try them on CMW (assuming that they're not already there!). If it doesn't have indentation then you're probably going to have to add your own styled class(es) to your theme, and then apply them to CMW. Note that quite a few themes "reset/standardise the CSS", by removing all padding and margins from lists : trouble is, some of them don't then provide any means for indenting nested lists. Also, please be aware that any CSS rules that are provided may be location-specific. So, for example, a class may indent nested lists when they are in a sidebar widget area, but not when they're in a footer widget area or inserted within content (using a shortcode). Purely as an example, [re-]applying indentation to nested unorder lists (ULs) could be as fundamental as ... ul ul { margin-left: 1em; } ...however, I have found that things are generally never that straightforward, particularly when menus with links in them are involved, so I'm afraid you might have to experiment a bit.
Firstly, see the answer above, re: styling of the output. Any output styling comes from your theme (or possibly some other plugin, but definitely not CMW). If you simply want all the menu items to flow horizontally across the page then you could start with something along the lines of... .menu-widget { list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; } .menu-widget li { display: inline-block; margin: 0 2em 0 0; } This is purely an example. I've used a class : you may want to change/add to the class, or swap it for an id. There are a number of other ways to do it - especially if you have multiple levels, or you want vertical sub-menus, and/or any sort of interaction. You may want to bring in a jQuery script, or another WordPress plugin, to handle it for you, assuming that your theme doesn't already provide the functionality you need.
The widget's interactive "assist" is specific to each widget instance. It is a javascript-driven emulator that uses the widget instance's option settings - including the menu selected - to build a pictorial representation of the menu and show you, in blue, which menu items will be output according to the current option settings. It also shows a very basic output list of those menu items, although it will not apply some of the more advanced HTML-modifying options such as can be found under the Container, Classes or Links sections. Any of the displayed menu items can be designated as the "current menu item" simply by clicking on it (click again to deselect, or another item to change). The "current menu item" is shaded red, with its parent shaded orange and ancestors shaded yellow. All changes in the "current menu item" and the widget options are immediately reflected by the "assist" (text fields in the widget options simply need to lose focus). The red cross to the left of each menu item toggles the Exclusions setting for the item and/or its descendants. The button has 3 settings : Off (dimmed) Just this item (white on red) This item plus all its descendants (white on red, with a small yellow plus sign) Just click through the toggle states. When the Primary Filter is set to "Items", the green tick buttons to the right of each menu item work in the same way. Note that if a green "Alternate settings" message is showing then the ticks and crosses buttons will show the approriate Alternative settings but they will be slightly opaque and they will not be clickable! Once you are happy with the results, having tested all possible settings of "current menu item" (if it applies), then simply Save the widget. If you are using a shortcode implementation, then copy-paste the shortcode text - at the base of either the "assist" or the widget form - straight into your post.
Yes, use a widget form. The shortcode for all the selected/specified options is show at the base of the widget (v3+) and the base of the "assist". The widget does not have to be placed within a widget area, it can also be used from the Inactive Widgets area.
Only if (as of v3.1.5) you are using the widget=N attribute, which refers back to an existing widget instance for its settings.
Use the widget's interactive "assist" (see above). Within the representative menu structure, each menu item's id is set in its title attribute, so should be seen when the cursor is moved over the item. A simpler way is to check the Items option : the "assist" will then show a green tick "checkbox" to the right of each menu item and you simply [un]check the items as required. Each selection will be reflected back into the widget's Items settings, and also in the shortcode texts. The more painstaking way is to go to Appearance, Menus and select the relevant menu; hover over one of the edit, Remove, or Cancel links for an item and look in the URL (the link's href) for menu-item=NNN ... the NNN is the menu item id.
The "assist" shows a red cross "checkbox" to the left of each menu item, and [un]checking the items will reflect back into the options and shortcode texts. Otherwise, it's the same principle as outlined above for Items ids.
