wp_nav_menu_args – Hook | Developer.WordPress.org

Filters the arguments used to display a navigation menu.

Description

Parameters

$argsarray

Array of wp_nav_menu() arguments.

More Arguments from wp_nav_menu( … $args )

Array of nav menu arguments.

menu int|string|WP_Term
Desired menu. Accepts a menu ID, slug, name, or object.
menu_class string
CSS class to use for the ul element which forms the menu.
Default 'menu'.
menu_id string
The ID that is applied to the ul element which forms the menu.
Default is the menu slug, incremented.
container string
Whether to wrap the ul, and what to wrap it with.
Default 'div'.
container_class string
Class that is applied to the container.
Default ‘menu-{menu slug}-container’.
container_id string
The ID that is applied to the container.
container_aria_label string
The aria-label attribute that is applied to the container when it’s a nav element.
fallback_cb callable|false
If the menu doesn’t exist, a callback function will fire.
Default is 'wp_page_menu'. Set to false for no fallback.
before string
Text before the link markup.
after string
Text after the link markup.
link_before string
Text before the link text.
link_after string
Text after the link text.
echo bool
Whether to echo the menu or return it. Default true.
depth int
How many levels of the hierarchy are to be included.
0 means all. Default 0.
Default 0.
walker object
Instance of a custom walker class.
theme_location string
Theme location to be used. Must be registered with register_nav_menu() in order to be selectable by the user.
items_wrap string
How the list items should be wrapped. Uses printf() format with numbered placeholders. Default is a ul with an id and class.
item_spacing string
Whether to preserve whitespace within the menu’s HTML.
Accepts 'preserve' or 'discard'. Default 'preserve'.

More Information

The “wp_nav_menu_args” filter is applied to the arguments of the wp_nav_menu() function before they are processed.

This filter can be used in functions.php of a child theme to add/remove/modify the arguments of a menu defined in the parent theme.

Also, plugins can use this filter to change menus by adding classes/IDs or using a custom walker object.

Source

$args = apply_filters( 'wp_nav_menu_args', $args );

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Used by	Description
wp_nav_menu()`wp-includes/nav-menu-template.php`	Displays a navigation menu.

Changelog

Version	Description
3.0.0	Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

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megamenu 6 years ago

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The following code will populate the “theme_location” option if it was not specified (or was left empty) in the initial call to “wp_nav_menu”.
```
function wp_nav_menu_populate_missing_theme_location( $args ) {
	if ( ! isset( $args['theme_location'] ) || $args['theme_location'] == "" ) {
		$args['theme_location'] = 'main_navigation';
	}
	
	return $args;
}
add_filter( 'wp_nav_menu_args', 'wp_nav_menu_populate_missing_theme_location' );
```
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Steven Lin 5 years ago

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Example migrated from Codex:

The Twenty Thirteen theme defines the following menu in its header.php file.
```
<?php wp_nav_menu( array( 'theme_location' => 'primary', 'menu_class' => 'nav-menu' ) ); ?>
```
The following example code will add an ID to the container and change the “depth” to -1 so that links at all levels are displayed in a single, flat list.
```
add_filter( 'wp_nav_menu_args', 'modify_nav_menu_args' );

function modify_nav_menu_args( $args )
{
	if( 'primary' == $args['theme_location'] )
	{
		$args['depth'] = -1;
		$args['container_id'] = 'my_primary_menu';
	}

	return $args;
}
```
The container ID will only show up if you set a menu for this theme location.
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apply_filters( ‘wp_nav_menu_args’, array $args )

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