[Kenrick CParticipant]

URL: http://dev.smarternetworker.com/
Latest version of X, Cornerstone & WP

I want a specific menu named “Main Menu” to appear on my normal blog posts, archive pages and the home page.

I added the following code (slightly modified) that I found in this thread: https://community.theme.co/forums/topic/custom-menus-on-different-pages/page/3/

// =============================================================================
// Sets Custom Menu For Non-Member Pages 
// =============================================================================
add_filter( 'wp_nav_menu_args', 'menu_switcher' );

function menu_switcher( $args ) {
  if ( is_singular( 'post' ) || is_archive() || is_home() ) {
    $args['theme_location'] = 'primary';
    $args['menu'] = 'Main Menu';
  }
  return $args;
}

The name I used (Main Menu) is taken directly from the “Menu Name” field: http://prntscr.com/d5zoql

Theoretically, my home page should now show a menu that has About, Products, Blog, Events, Contact, Login. However, it still shows my member’s menu which is just Login & Contact.

Can anyone tell me why it may not be working?

[JadeModerator]

Hi there,

Would you mind providing us with login credentials so we can take a closer look? To do this, you can make a post with the following info:

– Link to your site
– WordPress Admin username / password

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[Kenrick CParticipant]

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[Rue NelModerator]

Hello There,

Thanks for providing the information. Please take note that is_home will only points to the blog home page. You must update your code and use this instead:

function menu_switcher( $args ) {
  if ( is_singular( 'post' ) || is_archive() || is_front_page() ) {
    $args['theme_location'] = 'primary';
    $args['menu'] = 'Main Menu';
  }
  return $args;
}

Please let us know if this works out for you.

[Kenrick CParticipant]

Thanks Rue Nel! Works like a charm now.

[ChristopherModerator]

You’re welcome.

[Kenrick CParticipant]

Hey guys, just ran into one problem with this. I wanted it to only affect the primary nav (top of screenshot) and not any other menus like the icon menu I use further down the page (an Ubermenu found on some pages) http://prntscr.com/d72kik.

How would I exclude the filter from affecting anything besides the primary nav position?

[Paul RModerator]

Hi Kenrick,

You can specify what menu you like for your footer.

Create file _nav-footer.php in wp-content/themes/x-child/framework/views/global
Then copy the code below into that file.

<?php

// =============================================================================
// VIEWS/GLOBAL/_NAV-FOOTER.PHP
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Outputs the footer nav.
// =============================================================================

?>

<?php

if ( has_nav_menu( 'footer' ) ) :
  wp_nav_menu( array(
    'theme_location' => 'footer',
    'menu'           => 'Footer',
    'container'      => false,
    'menu_class'     => 'x-nav',
    'depth'          => 1
  ) );
else :
  echo '<ul class="x-nav"><li><a href="' . home_url( '/' ) . 'wp-admin/nav-menus.php">Assign a Menu</a></li></ul>';
endif;

?>

Hope that helps

[Kenrick CParticipant]

Hello Paul. I think you have misunderstood what I’m trying to do. I don’t need to put any menus in the footer.

Please read the first post.

The issue that I’m facing at the moment is that the code given by Themeco in post #1256099 works, but it tries to replace the primary navigation menu AND the menu in the middle of the page instead of just replacing the top menu (http://prntscr.com/d72kik).

How would I make the code from post #1256099 ignore all of the other menus on a page besides the primary nav position (top menu)?

[JadeModerator]

HI Kenrick,

Please update the cdoe Rue suggested to:

function menu_switcher( $args ) {
  if ( is_singular( 'post' ) || is_archive() || is_front_page() ) {
    if( 'primary' == $args['theme_location'] )
        $args['menu'] = 'Main Menu';
  }

  return $args;
}

Hope this helps.

[Kenrick CParticipant]

Thanks Jade. That seems to have done what I need. How would I update the code if I need to add specific pages/post IDs?

[Kenrick CParticipant]

And what about specific categories/tags?

[ThaiModerator]

Hi There,

Please try with this code:

function menu_switcher( $args ) {
  if ( is_single( array(123, 456) ) || is_page( array(567, 789) ) || is_tag( array('tag1', 'tag2') ) || is_category( array('cat1', 'cat2') ) || is_archive() || is_front_page() ) {
    if( 'primary' == $args['theme_location'] )
        $args['menu'] = 'Main Menu';
  }
  return $args;
}

Hope it helps 🙂

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