Need “current” classes up navigation tree

Hi Mary,

It sounds like the class you are looking for is “current-menu-ancestor”. This class will be available on every level of the menu above the current item.

If you are not seeing this class, please let us know and provide a link to where we can see the menu.

Have a great day!

Hi Mary,

I was able to track the issue down. This is what is happening:

1. The current post is not part of the menu.
2. The “News Releases” menu item happens to be a category the current post is assigned to.
   1. WP core gives the current parent classes to assigned categories.
3. The “News” menu item is a custom link which does not have any relation to posts nor categories.

Because the current post is not part of the menu, WP does not assign ancestor classes to any menu items.

You may add the following filter to your active theme’s functions.php file to include the “current-menu-ancestor” class on parent/grandparent menu items which meet this criteria:

1. Category menu items (and possibly other similar types).
   1. If current post is assigned to this category.
2. When the current post is not in the menu.

use Advanced_Sidebar_Menu\Nav_Menu\Objects; add_filter( 'advanced-sidebar-menu/menus/navigation/objects/parse-hierarchy', function( $hierarchy, $current, Objects $class ) { if ( ! empty( $current ) ) { return $hierarchy; } $parents = \array_filter( $class->menu_items, function( $item ) { return \in_array( 'current-post-parent', $item->get_menu_item()->classes ); } ); if ( ! empty( $parents ) ) { $parent = array_shift( $parents ); while ( $parent = $parent->get_parent() ) { $parent->get_menu_item()->classes[] = 'current-menu-ancestor'; } } return $hierarchy; }, 10, 3 );

Have a great day!