Plugin: WordPress CSS Drop-down Menu – Active Link

Hello again,

I’m using the WordPress CSS Drop-down Menu and have managed to edit the menu to my liking (still have a bit of tweaking to do). However, I’m wondering if there’s a way I can have the active page highlighted – perhaps using a small block of background color?

I’ve tried editing the css for it a bit, but can’t seem to get it to work.

The theme I’m working on his here: and the css for the menu is below.

Any direction would be greatly appreciated … I’ve been working on this theme for weeks and really tiring of it! Lol

.menu {
margin-top: -87px;
margin-left: 26px;
padding: 10px;
position: absolute;
width:auto;
z-index:4;
text-align: center; }

/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
* html .menu {width:746px; w\idth:745px;}

/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */

.menu ul {padding:0;margin:0;list-style-type:none;}
.menu ul ul {width:75px;margin-right: 20px;}

/* float the list to make it horizontal and a relative position so that you can control the 

dropdown menu positon */
.menu li {float:left;position:relative; padding:0; }

/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {display:block;font-size:12px;text-decoration:none; color:#fff; padding: 0 

10px; height:20px;  font-weight:bold; }

/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {width:70px; w\idth:70px;}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited 

{background:url(http://www.cssplay.co.uk/menus/breadcrumbs/grey-arrow.gif) no-repeat 78px center;}

/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{background: url(http://www.cssplay.co.uk/menus/breadcrumbs/blue-arrow.gif) 

no-repeat 78px center;}

.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop { url(http://www.cssplay.co.uk/menus/breadcrumbs/blue-arrow.gif) 

no-repeat 70px center;}

/* hide the sub levels and give them a position absolute so that they take up no room */
.menu ul ul {visibility:hidden;position:absolute;height:0;padding-top: 10px;left:0; width:89px;}

/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {top:30px;t\op:31px;}

/* style the table so that it takes no part in the layout - required for IE to work */
.menu table {position:absolute; top:0; left:0; border-collapse:collapse;}

/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited { color:#000; height:auto; line-height:1em; padding:5px 5px; 

width:68px;}

/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {width:150px;w\idth:68px;}

/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{color:#f7921e;}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {color:#f7921e;}

li a.active{color:#f7921e;}

/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul li:hover ul,
.menu ul a:hover ul{visibility:visible; }
/* keep the third level hidden when you hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul ul{visibility:hidden;}
/* make the third level visible when you hover over second level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul{ visibility:visible;}

.menu ul ul .current_page_item a {
  color: red;
  background: white;
  border-left: 1px solid black;
}

.menu .current_page_item a {
  color: red;
  font-weight: bold;
  background: white;
}

.menu ul .current_page_item ul a:hover {
  background: gray;
}

.menu .current_page_item a:hover {
  background: white;
}

Thanks,
Jennifer