Adding second menu above header

Earl_D
(@earl_d)

9 years, 11 months ago
I have followed the instructions found here https://codex.ww.wp.xz.cn/Navigation_Menus to create a second menu in twenty twelve using the following code in the functions.php
```
function register_my_menus() {
  register_nav_menus(
    array(
      'primary' => __( 'Primary Menu' ),
      'top' => __( 'Top Menu' )
    )
  );
}
add_action( 'init', 'register_my_menus' );
```
However I can’t get it to display. I am placing WP nav_menu in the header.php above the masthead with this code.

<?php wp_nav_menu( array( 'theme_location' => 'top', 'menu_class' => 'nav-menu' ) ); ?>
I am running WP 4.53
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

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ashiquzzaman
(@ashiquzzaman)

9 years, 11 months ago
This is the standard format,try to replicate it
```
<?php wp_nav_menu( array( 'theme_location' => 'primary', 'menu_id' => 'primary-menu' ) ); ?>
```
esmi
(@esmi)

9 years, 11 months ago

@earl_d: Do not edit the theme itself. First create a child theme for your changes.

@ashiquzzaman: Thank you contributing to the forums but please do not encourage people to edit theme files directly. At best, they will lose all of their changes when they update the theme. At worst, they could bring their site down. They should be recommended to create a child theme or use a custom CSS plugin for their changes, if appropriate.

ashiquzzaman
(@ashiquzzaman)

9 years, 11 months ago

@esmi Thanks for the reminder.
@weblizar_support Always use child themes for theme modification. Follow the link esmi posted.

Thread Starter Earl_D
(@earl_d)

9 years, 11 months ago

Thanks for the response guys. I am working with a child theme. Sorry did not mention that before. Also using the custom ccs edit that comes with jetpack to edit css.

I got the menu working but I cannot get a horizontal secondary menu without screwing up the primary menu so all I have ended up with is this

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwL9twPXsX5VWHZaZ0RUMGpHYU0

When I want some thing like this

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwL9twPXsX5VWkZzUTBJZUhSTW8

Or this

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwL9twPXsX5VVWxDc2llRDFBNkk

Any suggestions for the css styling to get a horizontal secondary menu. I have tried to copy the css from the style sheet and add to styles for the secondary menu but that has not worked as I said. So any help would be appreciated.

Thanks again

ashiquzzaman
(@ashiquzzaman)

9 years, 11 months ago

I’d suggest you to use social sharing/icon plugins

Thread Starter Earl_D
(@earl_d)

9 years, 11 months ago

@ashiquzzman I do t think you understand what I am trying to do. Not trying to do social share just create a secondary navigation menu.

kellyvb2
(@kellyvb2)

9 years, 3 months ago

@earl_d were you ever able to figure this out? I’ve been trying and trying as well and can’t get anything to work!

Thread Starter Earl_D
(@earl_d)

9 years, 3 months ago

No never did ended up abandoning the effort

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