Title: Large Menu Question
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Large Menu Question

 *  Resolved [Jon Schroeder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonschr/)
 * (@jonschr)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/large-menu-question/)
 * I wondered if there’s a way to display the menu section and or menu name on the
   individual menu post; I have a ton of menu items I’m working with, and since 
   the drag/drop interface doesn’t remove menu items after they’re added to a section,
   that means a lot of time spent dragging and dropping.
 * If I could somehow select the menu section I’d like a menu item to go into when
   I’m creating it, the process would go a lot faster.
 * I tried doing this using Advanced Custom Fields (with page link fields) and have
   the menu sections and menus displaying on the menu item add screen, but it doesn’t
   save the data correctly.
 * Thoughts?
 * Alternately, if I could just get menu items to only appear once on the menu section
   selection screen (where I’m dragging and dropping items into sections), then 
   disappear once they’ve been added, then that would also solve my problem.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/foodlist/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/foodlist/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Denis V (Artprima)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/v-media/)
 * (@v-media)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/large-menu-question/#post-4667471)
 * Dear Jon,
 * thank you for putting your feedback here. Currently there is no way to solve 
   your problem, the way you described.
 * The reason, why a menu item is not removed when you add it to your menu is that
   it was supposed that the item could be used multiple times (in different menus
   for example).
 * At the same time I understand your problem, and would be interested in finding
   a solution for you. Can you please clarify your first idea (“if there’s a way
   to display the menu section and or menu name on the individual menu post”)? Maybe
   it could work if I get it right.
 * Regards
    Denis
 *  Thread Starter [Jon Schroeder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonschr/)
 * (@jonschr)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/large-menu-question/#post-4667474)
 * Sure, Artprima. I’m basically thinking of a post meta box on the “Add New Menu
   Item” to select the menu section (or a multiselect box to pick multiple menu 
   sections) where that menu item would automatically be assigned.
 * It would be even more convenient if, once I added a new menu item and selected
   the menu section, that menu section would be used as a default for the next menu
   item added.
 * Make sense? I almost accomplished this through the Advanced Custom Fields plugin
   by adding a page link field directly to the add menu item screen (this correctly
   pulled in the menu sections and allowed me to select one, but did not correctly
   save the selection).
 *  Plugin Author [Denis V (Artprima)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/v-media/)
 * (@v-media)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/large-menu-question/#post-4667490)
 * Post screen metabox to allow selecting sections for items and menus for sections
   is really a good idea (of course, in addition to what we already have). I will
   take care of it as soon as I have time (currently other projects take too much
   time).
 * Thanks for your idea. If you have some other enhancement suggestions, please 
   don’t hesitate to let me know 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [Jon Schroeder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonschr/)
 * (@jonschr)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/large-menu-question/#post-4667491)
 * Thanks, Artprima! Appreciate the dialogue, and I’ll look forward to the update.
 * Your plugin is being used at [vicesdallas.com](http://vicesdallas.com), though
   the site isn’t live just yet.
 * If you’re looking for more suggestions (sorry if you aren’t!), there were a few
   sections on this site with too much content (a drink menu listing types of Whiskey,
   for example), where using the editor was simply too cumbersome and/or it didn’t
   easily support a layout with three or more columns.
 * It would be wonderful if there were a way to more quickly input large amounts
   of items. Something like the Bulk content creator plugin, for example – but this
   particular feature set probably wouldn’t be as necessary or as useful as the 
   post meta boxes from above.
 * Regardless, I’ll look forward to seeing an update when you get time for it.
 * Thanks!
 *  Plugin Author [Denis V (Artprima)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/v-media/)
 * (@v-media)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/large-menu-question/#post-4667568)
 * Finally, I did that. Please check new metaboxes when editing or creating a section
   and a menu.
 *  [jmclarty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jmclarty/)
 * (@jmclarty)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/large-menu-question/#post-4667569)
 * Hi,
 * im using your plugin for a menu with around 240 products and adding the menu 
   items into the sections can be time consuming when you have to drag past many
   sections, possibly having a different mode/screen where you can view all menu
   items and checklist them and “add to” particular section(s) also the minimizing
   of sections in the section manager only turns the section blank and does not 
   reduce the space that it takes up.
 * Thanks!! but apart from that its great – just time consuming lol
 * oh & would it be possible to have the <h2> tag for each menu optional for each
   individual menu? at the moment i have just removed them completely from the plugin
   setting and add them manually where necessary – thanks again
 *  [jmclarty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jmclarty/)
 * (@jmclarty)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/large-menu-question/#post-4667570)
 * & also even though personally ive added all my menu items now it may be easier
   for future users when you “add new menu item” that you can select the menu sections
   to add them when adding the meny item instead of after
 * also the “item tags” such as spicy etc, once you add them you cant remove them,
   i added two but one would stay so i had to delete the item & re-create that menu
   item
 * thanks again
 *  Plugin Author [Denis V (Artprima)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/v-media/)
 * (@v-media)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/large-menu-question/#post-4667571)
 * You should have created another topic as this is marked as resolved.
 * > it may be easier for future users when you “add new menu item” that you can
   > select the menu sections to add them when adding the meny item instead of after
 * It is not possible because you cannot define the position in the section in this
   case. Probably it could be possible later, if I have a clear vision on UI for
   this feature.
 * > also the “item tags” such as spicy etc, once you add them you cant remove them
 * I see, it’s a bug, I will fix it, thank you.
 * > oh & would it be possible to have the <h2> tag for each menu optional for each
   > individual menu? at the moment i have just removed them completely from the
   > plugin setting and add them manually where necessary
 * Well, if I understand you correctly, there is no UI for this feature, but you
   can always use built-in filters:
 * `foodlist_menu_item_template` – overrides menu item template
    `foodlist_menu_section_template`–
   overrides menu section template `foodlist_menu_template` – overrides menu template
 * All of these filters get global template (defined in settings) as the first parameter
   and post object as the second one.
 * An example of php code to override the menu item template:
 *     ```
       add_filter('foodlist_menu_item_template', 'my_menu_item_template', 10, 2);
       function my_menu_item_template($tpl, $post) {
           if ($post->ID == 12345) {
               $tpl = '
       <div class="fl-menu-item" id="fl-menu-item-[menu_item_id]-[menu_item_instance]">
           <h2>[menu_item_title]</h2> <!-- changed to h2 -->
           <div class="fl-menu-item-meta">
               [menu_item_tags]
                   <img src="[menu_item_tag_icon_url]" alt="[menu_item_tag_description]" />
               [/menu_item_tags]
               <span class="fl-currency-sign">[currency_sign]</span>
               <span class="fl-menu-item-price">[menu_item_price]</span>
           </div>
           <div class="fl-excerpt">
               [menu_item_thumbnail]
               [menu_item_excerpt]
           </div>
           <div class="clear"></div>
       </div>
               ';
           }
   
           return $tpl;
       }
       ```
   
 * This code can be placed to /wp-content/themes/yourtheme_folder/functions.php
 *  Plugin Author [Denis V (Artprima)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/v-media/)
 * (@v-media)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/large-menu-question/#post-4667572)
 * > also the minimizing of sections in the section manager only turns the section
   > blank and does not reduce the space that it takes up.
 * This is a bug as well. I will fix it.
 *  [jmclarty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jmclarty/)
 * (@jmclarty)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/large-menu-question/#post-4667573)
 * great thankyou very much – next time i will make a new question – im new to the
   forum lol

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