Where to put the widget

  • Hi Matt,
    I am trying to make a divided horizontal top menu (as you show in your demo) with a logo in the middle.

    I have installed the plugin and can see the WP Nav Plus widget OK but am struggling to find the right place/sidebar to put the widget. I asked myself the following questions:

    1.Do different themes have different sidebar/widgetized areas?
    I have tried out a variety of themes but all seem to have sidebars and footers only – no obvious header areas

    2. Do I need to create my own widgetized Header Navigation area?
    I have found some useful explanations on how to modify the function.php file etc to create a widgetized area within the header, but I am not confident in CSS and it is not going well!

    I just wanted to check to see if I am missing something obvious…or if I need to carry on with creating and styling the relevant header area for the widget.
    Many thanks
    Marion

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  • Plugin Author Matt Keys

    (@mattkeys)

    Hey Mazarak. First I am sure you’ve already seen this but if not here is the documentation for what you are trying to do: https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/getting-started-divided-menus/

    Now to answer your questions:

    Yes different themes have different widgetized areas. If you do not have a widgetized area where you want it, you could create one. However if there is already a wp_nav_menu() function outputting a menu where you want it, I would recommend skipping the widget method, and using the function menthod of this plugin. Instructions for this can be found at the above link under “Advanced Method (Function)”.

    I don’t think you are missing anything obvious necessarily. This tool is built for WordPress developers, so if you do not have a background as a developer there will be some learning and trial and error needed to get things how you want them.

    You should know that this plugin is going to help you get the html markup on the page how you need it (injecting the logo element into the menu). From there you will need to use CSS to style the menu to look however you want it to look. You may also need to use CSS to make the logo look different on mobile devices.

    Thread Starter mazarak

    (@mazarak)

    Hi Matt, Many thanks for getting back to me. I will have a go at the function method as you suggest and see if I can sort it out.
    Thanks again
    Mazarak

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