Title: Different menu for admin
Last modified: April 5, 2023

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# Different menu for admin

 *  Resolved [hsysgrp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hsysgrp/)
 * (@hsysgrp)
 * [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-menu-for-admin/)
 *     ```wp-block-code
       function my_wp_nav_menu_args( $args = '' ) {
       // Logged in menu to display;Public = 10 Menu = 9 Admin = 11
       // Public is for non-members Menu is for HFA members Admin is for Admin functions
       	if( is_user_logged_in() ) {
   
       $args['menu'] = 9;
   
       } else {
       // Non-logged-in menu to display
   
       $args['menu'] = 10;
       }
       return $args;
       }
       add_filter( 'wp_nav_menu_args', 'my_wp_nav_menu_args' );
       ```
   
 * This code works to display different menus to logged in or non-logged viewers,
   but can’t figure out the endif to display the menu for admin.
 * Thank you.

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 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-menu-for-admin/#post-16630685)
 * Are you concerned with the administrator user role? A user can have multiple 
   roles, so you need to read their list and check if “administrator” is present
   in it. A mini example of this can be found here:
   [https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/5047/how-to-check-if-a-user-is-in-a-specific-role](https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/5047/how-to-check-if-a-user-is-in-a-specific-role)
 * Here also as a function:
   [https://wpti.ps/check-if-user-has-specific-role-or-capability-in-wordpress/](https://wpti.ps/check-if-user-has-specific-role-or-capability-in-wordpress/)
 *  [admcfajn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ajmcfadyen/)
 * (@ajmcfadyen)
 * [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-menu-for-admin/#post-16631688)
 * Try the [current_user_can](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/current_user_can/)
   function. `if current_user_can( 'activate_plugins' )` should do the trick.
 *     ```wp-block-code
       function my_wp_nav_menu_args($args = '') {
       	// Logged in menu to display;Public = 10 Menu = 9 Admin = 11
       	// Public is for non-members Menu is for HFA members Admin is for Admin functions
   
       	if ( is_user_logged_in() ) {
   
       		if ( current_user_can( 'activate_plugins' ) ) {
       			$args['menu'] = 11; // admin only menu
       		} else {
       			$args['menu'] = 9;
       		}
   
       	} else {
       		// Non-logged-in menu to display
   
       		$args['menu'] = 10;
       	}
       	return $args;
       }
       add_filter('wp_nav_menu_args', 'my_wp_nav_menu_args');
       ```
   
 * Or shorten it to a one-line ternary; also, since the $arg is expected to be an
   array casting it as a string by default ($args = ”) might cause unexpected side
   effects.
 *     ```wp-block-code
       function my_wp_nav_menu_args($args) {
       	// Logged in menu to display; Public = 10 Menu = 9 Admin = 11
       	// Public is for non-members Menu is for HFA members Admin is for Admin functions
   
       	$args['menu'] = is_user_logged_in() ? current_user_can( 'activate_plugins' ) ? 11 : 9 : 10;
       	return $args;
       }
       add_filter('wp_nav_menu_args', 'my_wp_nav_menu_args');
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [hsysgrp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hsysgrp/)
 * (@hsysgrp)
 * [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-menu-for-admin/#post-16636325)
 * Thank you. The “current user can activate plugins” is just the determinant I 
   was looking for. However I get a fatal error.. my functions.php in the child 
   is:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       <?php
       // Exit if accessed directly
       if ( !defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
   
       // BEGIN ENQUEUE PARENT ACTION
       // AUTO GENERATED - Do not modify or remove comment markers above or below:
   
   
       if ( !function_exists( 'chld_thm_cfg_parent_css' ) ):
           function chld_thm_cfg_parent_css() {
               wp_enqueue_style( 'chld_thm_cfg_parent', trailingslashit( get_template_directory_uri() ) . 'style.css' );
           }
       endif;
       add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'chld_thm_cfg_parent_css' );
   
       // END ENQUEUE PARENT ACTION
   
       function my_wp_nav_menu_args($args = '') {
       	// Logged in menu to display;Public = 10 Menu = 9 Admin = 11
       	// Public is for non-members Menu is for HFA members Admin is for Admin functions
   
       	if ( is_user_logged_in() ) {
   
       		if ( current_user_can( 'activate_plugins' ) ) {
       			$args['menu'] = 11; // admin only menu
       		} else {
       			$args['menu'] = 9;
       		}
   
       	} else {
       		// Non-logged-in menu to display
   
       		$args['menu'] = 10;
       	}
       	return $args;
       }
       add_filter('wp_nav_menu_args', 'my_wp_nav_menu_args');
       ```
   
 * Which if any of the menus should be designated as the primary?
 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-menu-for-admin/#post-16636825)
 * Syntactically, this is correct. If there is a fatal error, check the error log.
   There you will find the specific cause.
 * However, the use of the “activate_plugins” capability is also unfavorable from
   a content point of view. You asked for the role administrator. Also non-administrators
   could have “activate_plugins”. Therefore again my reference to my answer above.
 *  Thread Starter [hsysgrp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hsysgrp/)
 * (@hsysgrp)
 * [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-menu-for-admin/#post-16637003)
 * Debug says syntax error, unexpected ‘}’ in /home4/hsysgrpc/public_html/hawesfamilyassociation/
   wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen-child/functions.php on line 46. All of the parenthesis
   match, I’m wondering if the code should be
 *     ```wp-block-code
       if ( is_user_logged_in() ) 
   
       		and ( current_user_can( 'activate_plugins' ) ) {
       ```
   
 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-menu-for-admin/#post-16637034)
 * Which PHP-version do you use?
 *  Thread Starter [hsysgrp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hsysgrp/)
 * (@hsysgrp)
 * [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-menu-for-admin/#post-16637122)
 * Version information: 4.9.11 in BlueHost. Basically Admin is me. I want to see
   the Admin menu if I log in, the Menu menu if the members log in, and the Public
   menu if its a visitor. Bluehost if refusing to update functions.php with the 
   code above, declaring there is an extra parenthesis. Debug.txt says the same.
 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-menu-for-admin/#post-16637275)
 * “4.9.11” sounds more like a WordPress version than a PHP version. If it’s WordPress
   4.9.11, then the WordPress installation is extremely old, which is why I’m afraid
   that you are also using an equally old PHP version that handles certain spellings
   in the code differently. If my assumption is correct up to this point, I would
   advise you to do a general update.
 *  Thread Starter [hsysgrp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hsysgrp/)
 * (@hsysgrp)
 * [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-menu-for-admin/#post-16638908)
 *     ```wp-block-code
       <?php
       // functions.php in 2014 child theme 4/8/2023
       // Exit if accessed directly
       if ( !defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
   
       // BEGIN ENQUEUE PARENT ACTION
       // AUTO GENERATED - Do not modify or remove comment markers above or below:
   
   
       if ( !function_exists( 'chld_thm_cfg_parent_css' ) ):
           function chld_thm_cfg_parent_css() {
               wp_enqueue_style( 'chld_thm_cfg_parent', trailingslashit( get_template_directory_uri() ) . 'style.css' );
           }
       endif;
       add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'chld_thm_cfg_parent_css' );
   
       // END ENQUEUE PARENT ACTION
   
       function my_wp_nav_menu_args($args = '') {
       	// Logged in menu to display;Public = 10 Menu = 9 Admin = 11
       	// Public is for non-members Menu is for HFA members Admin is for Admin functions
   
       	if ( is_user_logged_in() ) {
   
       		if ( current_user_can( 'activate_plugins' ) ) {
       			$args['menu'] = 11; // admin only menu
       		} else {
       			$args['menu'] = 9;
       		}
   
       	} else {
       		// Non-logged-in menu to display
   
       		$args['menu'] = 10;
       	}
       	return $args;
       }
       add_filter('wp_nav_menu_args', 'my_wp_nav_menu_args');
       ```
   
 * Success. The code above successfully presents different menus based on user category:
   admin, group member, and public. The first try had $args[’menu’] = 11; I’m looking
   at the answer above, and see the line as $args[‘menu’] = 11;
 * Somewhere in copying the code from the Forum to notepad to FileZilla to theme
   file editor the bracket got changed to #091; syntax for the menu choices, and
   the php evidently choked on that. Will definitely research which version of php
   is being used, and watch out for substitutions in the future. Thank you for your
   help.

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 * Last reply from: [hsysgrp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hsysgrp/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-menu-for-admin/#post-16638908)
 * Status: resolved

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