Menu: edit items

To edit individual items of a menu

add_filter( 'wp_nav_menu_objects', 'dev__add_smiley', 11, 2 );

function dev__add_smiley( $items, $args ) {

	foreach ( $items as &$item ) {

		// add class
		array_push($item->classes, 'dw-submenu__parent');
			
		$item->title = ':D ' . $item->title;

		// $item->title .= '</a>' . $subelement; note: close the link

		}

	}

	return $items;

}

Sources:

https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/wp_nav_menu_items/
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/wp_nav_menu_objects/

Register navigation menu

# menu, navigation, wp function

March 13, 2024

To register a menu :

add_action( 'init', 'dev__register_menu' );

function dev__register_menu() {

	register_nav_menus(array(
		'primary' => __( 'Primary Navigation', 'dev' ),
		'secondary' => __( 'Secondary Navigation', 'dev' ),
	));
}