Title: [Plugin: Advanced Menu Widget] Missing menu whe using with category navigation Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # [Plugin: Advanced Menu Widget] Missing menu whe using with category navigation * Resolved [grezvany13](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grezvany13/) * (@grezvany13) * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-advanced-menu-widget-missing-menu-whe-using-with-category-navigation/) * _* not sure how to put the title, but this is the closest I could think of_ * I’m using categoies for my navigation and this is working perfectly. Every menu item get it’s correct classes (menu-item-parent, etc). * My structure: – Home (page) – Category 1 — Category 1.1 – – Category 1.2 – Category 2 — Category 2.1 — Category 2.2 * All posts are attached to at least 1 category and are shown at the related category page. * The first layer is fixed and shown with wp_nav_menu(array(‘depth’=>1)) The second layer is shown with Advanced Menu Widget at the sidebar. * Although here’s the problem; the widget doesn’t show the last child when I’m on a page. So when I go to a page at category 2.1, it doesn’t show any menu items at the widget, where as the category page for 2.1 shows the right posts. * My settings (other then default): – Select Menu: Main Menu – Show hierarchy: Only related sub-items – Starting depth: 1 * I know that the hierarchy is working, because when I set ‘Show hierarchy’ to ‘ Display All’, it shows the items with the correct classes (menu-item-parent, menu-item-ancestor, etc). * I’ve been playing with the settings, but nothing is working as I expect it to do. Not sure if it’s a bug or a missing feature, but I would love to see it work. * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/advanced-menu-widget/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/advanced-menu-widget/) Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total) * [hedu64](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hedu64/) * (@hedu64) * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-advanced-menu-widget-missing-menu-whe-using-with-category-navigation/#post-2614351) * I have the same problem. It’s perfect for almost all of the various submenu items, but it blows with the very first category. * I use the same settings as Grezvany13, as these setting provide what I need. Except for the first category …. * [hedu64](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hedu64/) * (@hedu64) * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-advanced-menu-widget-missing-menu-whe-using-with-category-navigation/#post-2614356) * BTW, we try to debug this plugin in order to get it working for categories as sub menu items too. * [hedu64](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hedu64/) * (@hedu64) * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-advanced-menu-widget-missing-menu-whe-using-with-category-navigation/#post-2614358) * OK, it’s due to the fact, that WordPress (core) does not differentiate between categories and taxonomies (in wp-includes\nav-menu-template.php line ~333). * In our case we need to use also the plugin ‘The Events Calendar’. There we gave an events category the same name as we named before a post category. This confuses WordPress and the plugin (which works perfectly!) has no chance for the right output. * Solution: never use the same label within WordPress twice for categories (from various sources). * [ccbit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ccbit/) * (@ccbit) * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-advanced-menu-widget-missing-menu-whe-using-with-category-navigation/#post-2614425) * Same problem here… * The plugin is really awsome. But I got this problem: * My Menu: * – Home – Page1 — Subpage1.1 — Subpage1.2 – Page2 … * In the WordPress-Settings I choosed Subpage1.1 as article page (Settings -> Reading- > Posts page). Subpage1.1 shows the blogrol correctly. When I click “read more” on a post, the menu loses the reference. It looks like: * – Home – Page1 – Page2 … * Like Grezvany13 told before, with the widget-settings ‘Show hierarchy’ to ‘Display All’ it works. Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total) The topic ‘[Plugin: Advanced Menu Widget] Missing menu whe using with category navigation’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/advanced-menu-widget.svg) * [Advanced Menu Widget](https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-menu-widget/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-menu-widget/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-menu-widget/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-menu-widget/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-menu-widget/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-menu-widget/reviews/) * 4 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [ccbit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ccbit/) * Last activity: [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-advanced-menu-widget-missing-menu-whe-using-with-category-navigation/#post-2614425) * Status: resolved