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Advanced Custom Fields: Nav Menu Field
Add-On plugin for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) that adds a 'Nav Menu' Field type.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 33
- Active installs
- 8k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 28 Nov 2017
- Added
- May 2013
- Requires WP
- 3.4
- Tested up to
- WP 4.0.38
- Downloads
- 138,708
Our analysis
AI-assistedThe Advanced Custom Fields: Nav Menu Field plugin allows you to integrate navigation menus into your Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) setup in WordPress. It provides a new field type that lets you select from the menus created in the WordPress Admin backend for use on your site's frontend.
This plugin is designed for users who need to display different navigation menus based on the context of the page, such as when dealing with Custom Post Types. It offers options to return the selected menu's ID, object, or HTML for easy display.
Best for: This plugin suits WordPress developers and site owners who use Advanced Custom Fields and need dynamic navigation menus.
What it does well
- ✓Integrates navigation menus with Advanced Custom Fields
- ✓Allows selection of menus created in WordPress Admin
- ✓Provides options for returning menu ID, object, or HTML
- ✓Compatible with ACF versions 4 and 5
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in November 2017, may not be compatible with newer WordPress versions
- •Limited information on support and updates
Verdict
The plugin offers useful functionality for ACF users needing custom navigation options, but its age may raise concerns about ongoing support and compatibility.
From the developer
Faison's own description of Advanced Custom Fields: Nav Menu Field, lightly tidied.
Add Navigation Menus to Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) with the Nav Menu Field plugin! This plugin adds the Nav Menu Field type to ACF (version 5 & 4), allowing you to select from the menus you create in the WordPress Admin backend to use on your website’s frontend.
Using ACF, you can set the Nav Menu Field to return the selected menu’s:
- ID for lightweight coding,
- Object for more involved programming, or
- HTML (generated from wp_nav_menu) for quickly displaying a menu.
I created this plugin because I needed to display a secondary menu that changed depending on what page you’re on. Most of those pages were children of the same page, but then I had to throw a couple of Custom Post Types in there too. Because of the Custom Post Types, I couldn’t just grab the top most parent for the current page and use wp_list_pages. So I did some research and decided to extend the functionality of my favourite plugin, Advanced Custom Fields. Now when I create a new Page or Custom Post, I just select the menu from a drop down menu!
Feel free to try this add-on on your dev site, ask questions on the support link above, and please review this add-on. By leaving a rating and review, you help this plugin become even better!
Advanced Custom Fields Compatibility
This add-on will work with:
- version 5
- version 4
Tagged as
purpose
Custom Fields & Post Types
platform
Advanced Custom Fields
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