Title: wordpress active menu item
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# wordpress active menu item

 *  Resolved [wahidsadiq](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wahidsadiq/)
 * (@wahidsadiq)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-active-menu-item/)
 * Hello everyone, i converted a static html site to wp, when converted the navigation
   link to dynamic i put **menu function: wp_nav_menu()**, but this does not change
   the font color, i am also controlling the navigation css with **current_page_item
   a**, anyone went through the solution please help.

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 *  [Pioneer Web Design](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swansonphotos/)
 * (@swansonphotos)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-active-menu-item/#post-4494662)
 * This is a CSS issue. For help we would need a [site link](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Link_to_Your_Site).
 * To do yourself:
 * To discover what CSS is output by your theme, use a web inspection tool such 
   as Firebug: [http://getfirebug.com/](http://getfirebug.com/) , Chrome Inspect
   Element: [https://developers.google.com/chrome-developer-tools/](https://developers.google.com/chrome-developer-tools/)
   or Internet Explorer 9+ F12 Dev. Tools: [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd565627(v=vs.85)](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd565627(v=vs.85)).
   aspx#csstool
 * There are others.
 * When editing CSS, use a Child Theme
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes)
   Custom CSS Plugin, or Theme provided custom CSS option. Edits to parent themes
   are lost on theme update.
 * Learn CSS: [http://www.w3schools.com/css/](http://www.w3schools.com/css/)
 *  Thread Starter [wahidsadiq](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wahidsadiq/)
 * (@wahidsadiq)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-active-menu-item/#post-4494782)
 * hey, thanks a lot, i solved it just by using **‘!important’** in the class **‘.
   current_page_item a’**…:)

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [wahidsadiq](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wahidsadiq/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-active-menu-item/#post-4494782)
 * Status: resolved

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