How to Make a Drop Down Menu

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  • August 27, 2014 at 5:49 pm #13372

    thebirdiemachine
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    I want to create a drop down menu for my main menu. The Main Menu links would be the Custom Post Type Name (like Places or Events) and when the link gets clicked or hovered over a drop down menu appears with the categories (that match with the Custom Post Type).

    Wondering how to do this.

    Thanks
    Stacey

    August 27, 2014 at 8:49 pm #13417

    Paolo
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    That can be done via WordPress custom menu: Appearance >> Menu.

    http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Menu_User_Guide

    Thanks

    August 27, 2014 at 8:50 pm #13418

    Simone
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    Hello Stacey, this is doable using the menus in WordPress (Appearance/Menu).
    See attachment

    Edit: cross post with Paolo 🙂

    August 29, 2014 at 1:03 pm #13672

    thebirdiemachine
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    The problem that I am having is that when I go to Appearance > Menu I do not see (for example) “Lodging” in the menu structure even though it appears in the Main Navigation bar of the site.

    1.If I try to drag “Lodging” from the list on the left to the Menu structure area it will not allow me to do this.

    2. If I click on “Lodging” on the left to expand it say no items (this is correct as I have not uploaded anything yet.

    3. If I expand “Lodging Categories” and I click on the categories which are really want to be Sub-Menu items of “Lodging” it will add these to the Menu but only as Top Level Menu items.

    Do I have something wrong in some setting somewhere?

    August 29, 2014 at 1:05 pm #13674

    Simone
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    Hi, you can create custom urls (Link) so you can create your Lodging link and link it to /lodging and under it you can add the categories

    August 29, 2014 at 2:02 pm #13690

    thebirdiemachine
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    Isn’t there a better/easy way (so that I can change the menu easily)? Why does my Custom Post Type not show up in Menu Structure even though it is in the Main Menu on the site?

    The screen shot you posted…did you have to create custom urls (link) and it to /places and under it add categories?

    August 29, 2014 at 2:03 pm #13692

    Simone
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    The one you see in the menu tab is added by GD not by the WordPress menu feature.
    In the screenshot I posted I’ve created a custom url

    September 3, 2014 at 12:16 pm #14148

    thebirdiemachine
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    This worked great! Thank you @Simone

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