Classic Theme Navigation Menus

Use this when adding or reviewing classic theme menus, header navigation, footer navigation, social/menu locations, mobile menu toggles, menu filters, or custom walkers.

When to Use This Skill

• Registering menu locations in a classic theme.
• Rendering wp_nav_menu() in header.php, footer.php, or a template part.
• Adding a mobile menu toggle.
• Preventing WordPress from silently falling back to page lists.
• Adding classes/attributes to menu links.
• Reviewing custom Walker_Nav_Menu code.

Register Menu Locations

Register locations on after_setup_theme.

add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'mytheme_register_menus' );