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Widgets in Menu for WordPress
Allows you to add Widgets in WordPress Navigation Menus
The facts
- Rating
- 4.8★ from 21
- Active installs
- 8k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 27 Jun 2018
- Added
- Oct 2014
- Requires WP
- 3.5
- Tested up to
- WP 4.7.35
- Downloads
- 108,271
Our analysis
AI-assistedWidgets in Menu for WordPress is a plugin that enables you to add widgets to your WordPress navigation menus through a custom widget area and an additional box in the menu edit screen. This feature allows for greater flexibility in how you structure your site’s navigation.
The plugin requires some CSS skills to ensure that the widgets display correctly within the navigation menus. It is suitable for users who want to enhance their site’s navigation with custom widgets.
Best for: This plugin is best for WordPress users looking to customise their navigation menus with widgets.
What it does well
- ✓Allows adding widgets to navigation menus
- ✓Includes a custom widget area
- ✓Provides an extra box in the menu edit screen
- ✓Open source with contributions welcome
Where it falls short
- •Requires CSS skills for proper display
- •Limited documentation available
Verdict
Widgets in Menu for WordPress offers useful functionality for customising navigation menus, but it may require additional skills for optimal use.
From the developer
Saurabh's own description of Widgets in Menu for WordPress, lightly tidied.
Allows you to add Widgets in WordPress Navigation Menus via a custom widget area and an extra box in menu edit screen.
Warning
You will need to have some CSS skills for the widgets to display properly in nav menus.
Usage
View the screenshots for usage instructions.
Source code and Contributions
Contributions are always welcome
Documentation
- Most documentation is inline.
- The hooks (actions and filters) are documented in the Other Notes.
- Some useful stuff is in the FAQ section.
Hooks
Actions
yawp_wim_pre_callback
Fires before a widget’s display callback is called. Similar to ‘dynamic_sidebar’ action.
Parameters
- $yawp_wim_widget array An associative array of widget arguments.
- string $name Name of the widget.
- string $id Widget ID.
- array|callback $callback When the hook is fired on the front-end, $callback is an array containing the widget object. Fired on the back-end, $callback is ‘wp_widget_control’, see $_callback.
- array $params An associative array of multi-widget arguments.
- string $classname CSS class applied to the widget container.
- string $description The widget description.
- array $_callback When the hook is fired on the back-end, $_callback is populated with an array containing the widget object, see $callback.
Filters
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