Version 9.0.0 of both the basic version and the PRO version of Advanced Sidebar Menu are now available with support for Gutenberg blocks! Gutenberg blocks documentation may be found here. A Long Road To Get Here The first version of the Advanced Sidebar Menu plugin was released back in 2011. Over the past decade literally hundreds of tweaks and improvements have been made to the UX and functionality of the widgets to version 8.9. Turns out, if you want to take massively intuitive … [Read more...]
Advanced Sidebar Menu – Gutenberg Blocks
The Advanced Sidebar Menu plugin includes three Gutenberg blocks which may be used in any WordPress area which supports blocks. They may be found by searching by name or functionality and added like any other block. Block Settings The majority of the block settings are found in the Settings Sidebar. If the Settings sidebar is not showing, you may click the "Settings" icon in the Gutenberg toolbar. Block style options are found in the block toolbar by clicking the … [Read more...]
Advanced Sidebar Menu – Usage
Getting Started Once the Advanced Sidebar Menu plugin is installed and activated, you'll find two blocks available. Classic widgets are also available for areas such as page builders. Adding a Menu Block to a Location The first step in using this plugin is to add a menu to a location by inserting an Advanced Sidebar block: Blocks may be added to: Advanced Sidebar - Pages The Pages block uses the "Parent Page" option in the Page Attributes available when editing a … [Read more...]
Advanced Sidebar Menu – Pages
Advanced Sidebar - Pages The pages widget and block supports the following options. Display highest level parent page When checked the menu will display the top level parent page on all menus. By default, if only the top level page would be shown, the menu will not display unless "Display menu when there is only the parent page" is also checked. Display menu when there is only the parent page Display the menu even if a single menu item will be shown. May only be used when … [Read more...]
Advanced Sidebar Menu – Categories
Advanced Sidebar - Categories The categories widget and block supports the following options. Display highest level parent category When checked the menu will display the top level parent category on all menus. By default, if only the top level category would be shown, the menu will not display unless "Display menu when there is only the parent category" is also checked. Display menu when there is only the parent category Display the menu even if a single menu item will be … [Read more...]
Advanced Sidebar Menu – Version 8.9
Version 8.9 of the Advanced Sidebar Menu plugin is now available and ready for general use. Version 8.9 focused on proving a more robust API for working with excluded menu items. Excluding of Individual Items From the beginning, it has always been possible to provide a list of excluded ids to the various widgets using filters or settings. This version introduced the ability to target specific ids for exclusion without requiring a list of all excluded. New Filters Each widget now … [Read more...]