Show Menu Item Descriptions in Navigation Menus
Prints the description you write for each menu item under its title in classic theme menus, handy for mega menus and service menus.
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Code
// Menu locations that should show descriptions (empty = all).
$wpide_menu_desc_locations = array( 'primary' );
add_filter( 'walker_nav_menu_start_el', function ( $item_output, $item, $depth, $args ) use ( $wpide_menu_desc_locations ) {
if ( empty( $item->description ) ) {
return $item_output;
}
if ( $wpide_menu_desc_locations && ( empty( $args->theme_location ) || ! in_array( $args->theme_location, $wpide_menu_desc_locations, true ) ) ) {
return $item_output;
}
$description = '<span class="menu-item-description" style="display:block;font-size:.8em;opacity:.75;font-weight:normal;">' . esc_html( $item->description ) . '</span>';
return preg_replace( '#</a>\s*$#', $description . '</a>', $item_output, 1 );
}, 10, 4 );Notes
Turn on "Description" under Screen Options in Appearance > Menus to edit descriptions. Limit it with $wpide_menu_desc_locations.
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