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Uniquely styling a menu item

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Adding pages but not have them show on the menu

If you’re using the WordPress menu system and you’ve added a page that you don’t want displayed on a menu, here’s what you can do:

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Installing and using Yahoo Web Player

While this isn’t a plugin, the Yahoo Web Player is an easy to use media player you can use with WordPress in place of a plugin. It automatically detects links to media files, such as MP3 or YouTube files, and inserts a play button next to the link and a slide-out player at the bottom [...]

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Second Save Menu button on menu screen

Whenever you make a change to a WordPress menu, you need to click the Save Menu button. If you have a lot of menu items, it was easy to forget to click the Save Menu button up at the top, but now in WordPress 3.1, a second button has been added at the bottom of [...]

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Improved warning message when themes don’t support menus

WordPress 3.1 has introduced a more obvious message telling you that your theme does not support the WordPress menu system fully.

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How to move items on a WordPress menu

If you want to change the order of items on a WordPress menu, here’s how:

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Using WordPress menus in a theme that does not support menus

Even if you’re using a WordPress theme that does not support WordPress menus, you can still make use of them anywhere you can use Custom Menu widgets.

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Why can’t I use the WordPress menu system for my main menu?

If you try to use the WordPress menu system to change your main navigation menu, and nothing happens, it’s most likely because your theme does not support WP menus. Here’s how to tell:

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Changing the wording of a menu item

If you need to change the wording of a menu item in the WordPress menu system, here’s how to do it:

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Use the text editor to create HTML for any purpose

Need to create some HTML? Just use the WordPress text editor.

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Using the Custom Links feature of the WordPress menu system

Custom Links allows you to place any link on your WordPress menu system – here are a couple of ways you might want to use that feature.

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Adding menus to widget areas

The WordPress menu system is not limited to use in theme navigation locations. You can add menus to any widget area as well. Here’s how:

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Adding sub-menu items

You can easily add sub-menu items using the WordPress menu system. You just need to make sure your theme supports their display or you won’t see anything.

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Using CSS for complex repetitive text styling – Live The Source

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Why aren’t all possible items showing on my add-to-menu lists?

By default, not all content items are shown on the Add to Menu choices of the WordPress menu system – you need to choose View All.

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Why doesn’t a new page show on my WordPress menu?

You add a new page to WordPress, but it doesn’t show on your menu – what’s the problem? In this video you’ll see how you can decide whether new pages are automatically added to menus.

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Trashed items stay on the WordPress menu

Be aware that if you trash an item, such as a page, it will not automatically be removed from the WordPress menu system. Here’s what happens and how to deal with it.
UPDATE: This is no longer the case in WordPress 3.1 and above – trashed items are automatically removed from menus.

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Dealing with long titles in menus

Sometimes you’ve got a post or a page with a very long title, but you don’t want to waste space on a menu by using that full title. All you have to do is change the navigation label in the WordPress menu system – and the long title is retained on the actual page or [...]

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Add an image and link to your sidebar

If you need to add an image with a link to your sidebar (to promote an event for example), here’s how to do it easily using your WordPress text editor.

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Sorting columns on admin screen lists

As of WordPress 3.1, you can sort columns when you’re viewing lists of posts, pages, and other content in the admin screens.

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