Simple navbar/menu with categories and their posts below

if you using wordpress 3.0.1 the menu feature let you do that to see the category on the menu page in admin click on Screen Options on right hand top corner and select what want to see on the page than you can add what ever you want in menu.

Not really what I was looking for because I want this on my frong page, for my viewers to see.

Yes it can be done I just added a blank category page and than add categorys from with in menu and made them all child of category page

check it out here https://gbpcentral.com

if you want the posts in each category than just drag the post as child in respective category

Ahhh.. gotcha, I managed to add some categories but not I have no idea how to add the posts as a submenu for the navbar, just as you have when you hover the menu. Any tips? Ty so much for the help so far.

same way when you click on screen options there is display posts you will see all posts select posts and add them in menu and just drag them in category’s move slightly to right for child and if you want add as grandchild like I have than drag under child slightly to right of child.

post your url so that I can see and guide you better

here is some possible code, output in unordered list (2 level deep):

<?php
$cats = get_categories();
echo '<ul class="cat-list">';
  foreach($cats as $cat) :
    $cat_name=$cat->slug;
    echo '	<li class="cat-name">' . $cat->name . '<ul class="cat-posts">';
    $cat_posts = get_posts('numberposts=-1&category_name='.$cat_name);
      foreach($cat_posts as $post) :
        setup_postdata($post);
        echo '<li class="post-link"><a href="' . get_permalink() . '">' . get_the_title() . '</a></li>';
      endforeach;
    echo '</ul></li>';
  endforeach;
echo '</ul>';
?>

@alchymyth I have done it without adding any code using menu feature.

@govpatel

is your method dynamic; i.e. will it automatically add new posts and/or new categories?

No this is done in menu and can be added once the post is added as the post and category will be there.

where do we put this code in function.php or some where else.

my suggested code would be added instead of the menu code.

obviously, it could be made into a function.

detailed formatting is up to @scorpiono, as there are no details of the intended jQuery.

Any jQuery that creates a dropdown fade menu.

Wow, thanks a bunch both of you guys – you really are great!
I’ll check out a way to integrate alchymyth’s code with a dropdown jQuery – if you have a ready example for jQuery too, I owe you a beer mate!

I thank you govpatel, it might work just as you mentioned.
Alchymyth’s one is dynamic and it’s exactly what I was looking for.

I thank you both very much, all I have to do now is figure out the jQuery thingy.

does that mean that if I change the menu code I will not be able to use the menu feature from within admin