wp_page_menu()

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wp_page_menu( array|string $args = array() )

Displays or retrieves a list of pages with an optional home link.

Description Description

The arguments are listed below and part of the arguments are for wp_list_pages() function. Check that function for more info on those arguments.


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Parameters Parameters

$args

(array|string) (Optional) Array or string of arguments to generate a page menu. See wp_list_pages() for additional arguments.

  • ‘sort_column’
    (string) How to sort the list of pages. Accepts post column names. Default ‘menu_order, post_title’.
  • ‘menu_id’
    (string) ID for the div containing the page list. Default is empty string.
  • ‘menu_class’
    (string) Class to use for the element containing the page list. Default ‘menu’.
  • ‘container’
    (string) Element to use for the element containing the page list. Default ‘div’.
  • ‘echo’
    (bool) Whether to echo the list or return it. Accepts true (echo) or false (return). Default true.
  • ‘show_home’
    (int|bool|string) Whether to display the link to the home page. Can just enter the text you’d like shown for the home link. 1|true defaults to ‘Home’.
  • ‘link_before’
    (string) The HTML or text to prepend to $show_home text.
  • ‘link_after’
    (string) The HTML or text to append to $show_home text.
  • ‘before’
    (string) The HTML or text to prepend to the menu. Default is <ul>.
  • ‘after’
    (string) The HTML or text to append to the menu. Default is </ul>.
  • ‘item_spacing’
    (string) Whether to preserve whitespace within the menu’s HTML. Accepts ‘preserve’ or ‘discard’. Default ‘discard’.
  • ‘walker’
    (Walker) Walker instance to use for listing pages. Default empty (Walker_Page).

 

Default value: array()


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Return Return

(void|string) Void if ‘echo’ argument is true, HTML menu if ‘echo’ is false.


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Source Source

File: wp-includes/post-template.php

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function wp_page_menu( $args = array() ) {
    $defaults = array(
        'sort_column'  => 'menu_order, post_title',
        'menu_id'      => '',
        'menu_class'   => 'menu',
        'container'    => 'div',
        'echo'         => true,
        'link_before'  => '',
        'link_after'   => '',
        'before'       => '<ul>',
        'after'        => '</ul>',
        'item_spacing' => 'discard',
        'walker'       => '',
    );
    $args     = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );
 
    if ( ! in_array( $args['item_spacing'], array( 'preserve', 'discard' ), true ) ) {
        // Invalid value, fall back to default.
        $args['item_spacing'] = $defaults['item_spacing'];
    }
 
    if ( 'preserve' === $args['item_spacing'] ) {
        $t = "t";
        $n = "n";
    } else {
        $t = '';
        $n = '';
    }
 
    /**
     * Filters the arguments used to generate a page-based menu.
     *
     * @since 2.7.0
     *
     * @see wp_page_menu()
     *
     * @param array $args An array of page menu arguments.
     */
    $args = apply_filters( 'wp_page_menu_args', $args );
 
    $menu = '';
 
    $list_args = $args;
 
    // Show Home in the menu.
    if ( ! empty( $args['show_home'] ) ) {
        if ( true === $args['show_home'] || '1' === $args['show_home'] || 1 === $args['show_home'] ) {
            $text = __( 'Home' );
        } else {
            $text = $args['show_home'];
        }
        $class = '';
        if ( is_front_page() && ! is_paged() ) {
            $class = 'class="current_page_item"';
        }
        $menu .= '<li ' . $class . '><a href="' . home_url( '/' ) . '">' . $args['link_before'] . $text . $args['link_after'] . '</a></li>';
        // If the front page is a page, add it to the exclude list.
        if ( 'page' === get_option( 'show_on_front' ) ) {
            if ( ! empty( $list_args['exclude'] ) ) {
                $list_args['exclude'] .= ',';
            } else {
                $list_args['exclude'] = '';
            }
            $list_args['exclude'] .= get_option( 'page_on_front' );
        }
    }
 
    $list_args['echo']     = false;
    $list_args['title_li'] = '';
    $menu                 .= wp_list_pages( $list_args );
 
    $container = sanitize_text_field( $args['container'] );
 
    // Fallback in case `wp_nav_menu()` was called without a container.
    if ( empty( $container ) ) {
        $container = 'div';
    }
 
    if ( $menu ) {
 
        // wp_nav_menu() doesn't set before and after.
        if ( isset( $args['fallback_cb'] ) &&
            'wp_page_menu' === $args['fallback_cb'] &&
            'ul' !== $container ) {
            $args['before'] = "<ul>{$n}";
            $args['after']  = '</ul>';
        }
 
        $menu = $args['before'] . $menu . $args['after'];
    }
 
    $attrs = '';
    if ( ! empty( $args['menu_id'] ) ) {
        $attrs .= ' id="' . esc_attr( $args['menu_id'] ) . '"';
    }
 
    if ( ! empty( $args['menu_class'] ) ) {
        $attrs .= ' class="' . esc_attr( $args['menu_class'] ) . '"';
    }
 
    $menu = "<{$container}{$attrs}>" . $menu . "</{$container}>{$n}";
 
    /**
     * Filters the HTML output of a page-based menu.
     *
     * @since 2.7.0
     *
     * @see wp_page_menu()
     *
     * @param string $menu The HTML output.
     * @param array  $args An array of arguments.
     */
    $menu = apply_filters( 'wp_page_menu', $menu, $args );
 
    if ( $args['echo'] ) {
        echo $menu;
    } else {
        return $menu;
    }
}


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Changelog Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
4.7.0 Added the item_spacing argument.
4.4.0 Added menu_idcontainerbeforeafter, and walker arguments.
2.7.0 Introduced.
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