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Dynamic Taxonomy Menu Items

Add a dynamic taxonomy list to your WordPress menus.

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Tested up to WordPress 5.4
Current version1.1.1
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 5.4
Minimum stackWP 4.7.0 · PHP 5.3.6
Directory statusactive
Last directory update5 May 20206y ago
Active installations10Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org ratingNo WordPress.org ratings yet
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Dynamic Taxonomy Menu Items version 1.1.1 as active, updated 6y ago and tested up to WordPress 5.4.

Overview

About this plugin

This is a lightweight plugin to add a dynamic sub-menu to a WordPress menu. It is known to work with Nav Menu Roles.

Caution is indicated if trying to use it with a theme, menu plugin, or anything that makes significant changes to how the WordPress menu is handled. It can insert a

single sub-menu using any public taxonomy, such as catagories, tags, as well as woocommerce product categories or tags. A seperate sub-menu for bbPress forums is

available.

Setup

The settings screen can be reached either via the settings link on the ‘Installed Plugins’ page, or via the ‘Dynamic Taxonomy’ option on the ‘Appearence’ menu.

The settings screen will enable you to control things like:

  • Which menu the sub-menu is added to, default is the primary menu.
  • Which taxonomy is displayed, default is categories.
  • The title used for the sub-menu, default is ‘Articles’.
  • The position in the menu, default is to appear as the second menu item.
  • The maximum number of items on the submenu, default is 7.
  • Listing order of the sub-menu items, available is Term Name, Post Count (default), and Term ID.
  • Which terms to exclude from the list, default is none, works for Category only (for now).
  • Whether to include an item count on the sub-menu, default is yes.
  • Items can also be limited by the count, ie: nothing with a count of less then N. Default is 0.

The plugin also allows you to show bbPress forums, although those options are limited to:

  • Which menu to add the forum list to.
  • What position in the menu to take, default is the third menu item.
  • What text to use as the menu option, default is ‘Forums’.

Development

If you have an issue or question, the author can contacted on the WordPress support forum or via opening an issue on GitHub.

If you wish to contribute, development is done on Github.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • bbpress
  • dynamic
  • menu
  • taxonomy
  • woocommerce
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 5.4

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 5.4.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to5.4
Minimum requirementsWordPress 4.7.0 · PHP 5.3.6
Update activity5 May 20206y ago

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