wp_page_menu( array|string $args = array() )

Displays or retrieves a list of pages with an optional home link.

Description

The arguments are listed below and part of the arguments are for wp_list_pages() function. Check that function for more info on those arguments.

Parameters

$args

(array|string) (Optional) Array or string of arguments to generate a page menu. See wp_list_pages() for additional arguments.

  • 'sort_column'
    (string) How to sort the list of pages. Accepts post column names. Default 'menu_order, post_title'.
  • 'menu_id'
    (string) ID for the div containing the page list. Default is empty string.
  • 'menu_class'
    (string) Class to use for the element containing the page list. Default 'menu'.
  • 'container'
    (string) Element to use for the element containing the page list. Default 'div'.
  • 'echo'
    (bool) Whether to echo the list or return it. Accepts true (echo) or false (return). Default true.
  • 'show_home'
    (int|bool|string) Whether to display the link to the home page. Can just enter the text you'd like shown for the home link. 1|true defaults to 'Home'.
  • 'link_before'
    (string) The HTML or text to prepend to $show_home text.
  • 'link_after'
    (string) The HTML or text to append to $show_home text.
  • 'before'
    (string) The HTML or text to prepend to the menu. Default is <ul>.
  • 'after'
    (string) The HTML or text to append to the menu. Default is </ul>.
  • 'item_spacing'
    (string) Whether to preserve whitespace within the menu's HTML. Accepts 'preserve' or 'discard'. Default 'discard'.
  • 'walker'
    (Walker) Walker instance to use for listing pages. Default empty (Walker_Page).

Default value: array()

Return

(void|string) Void if 'echo' argument is true, HTML menu if 'echo' is false.

Source

File: wp-includes/post-template.php

function wp_page_menu( $args = array() ) {
	$defaults = array(
		'sort_column'  => 'menu_order, post_title',
		'menu_id'      => '',
		'menu_class'   => 'menu',
		'container'    => 'div',
		'echo'         => true,
		'link_before'  => '',
		'link_after'   => '',
		'before'       => '<ul>',
		'after'        => '</ul>',
		'item_spacing' => 'discard',
		'walker'       => '',
	);
	$args     = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );

	if ( ! in_array( $args['item_spacing'], array( 'preserve', 'discard' ), true ) ) {
		// Invalid value, fall back to default.
		$args['item_spacing'] = $defaults['item_spacing'];
	}

	if ( 'preserve' === $args['item_spacing'] ) {
		$t = "\t";
		$n = "\n";
	} else {
		$t = '';
		$n = '';
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the arguments used to generate a page-based menu.
	 *
	 * @since 2.7.0
	 *
	 * @see wp_page_menu()
	 *
	 * @param array $args An array of page menu arguments. See wp_page_menu()
	 *                    for information on accepted arguments.
	 */
	$args = apply_filters( 'wp_page_menu_args', $args );

	$menu = '';

	$list_args = $args;

	// Show Home in the menu.
	if ( ! empty( $args['show_home'] ) ) {
		if ( true === $args['show_home'] || '1' === $args['show_home'] || 1 === $args['show_home'] ) {
			$text = __( 'Home' );
		} else {
			$text = $args['show_home'];
		}
		$class = '';
		if ( is_front_page() && ! is_paged() ) {
			$class = 'class="current_page_item"';
		}
		$menu .= '<li ' . $class . '><a href="' . home_url( '/' ) . '">' . $args['link_before'] . $text . $args['link_after'] . '</a></li>';
		// If the front page is a page, add it to the exclude list.
		if ( 'page' === get_option( 'show_on_front' ) ) {
			if ( ! empty( $list_args['exclude'] ) ) {
				$list_args['exclude'] .= ',';
			} else {
				$list_args['exclude'] = '';
			}
			$list_args['exclude'] .= get_option( 'page_on_front' );
		}
	}

	$list_args['echo']     = false;
	$list_args['title_li'] = '';
	$menu                 .= wp_list_pages( $list_args );

	$container = sanitize_text_field( $args['container'] );

	// Fallback in case `wp_nav_menu()` was called without a container.
	if ( empty( $container ) ) {
		$container = 'div';
	}

	if ( $menu ) {

		// wp_nav_menu() doesn't set before and after.
		if ( isset( $args['fallback_cb'] ) &&
			'wp_page_menu' === $args['fallback_cb'] &&
			'ul' !== $container ) {
			$args['before'] = "<ul>{$n}";
			$args['after']  = '</ul>';
		}

		$menu = $args['before'] . $menu . $args['after'];
	}

	$attrs = '';
	if ( ! empty( $args['menu_id'] ) ) {
		$attrs .= ' id="' . esc_attr( $args['menu_id'] ) . '"';
	}

	if ( ! empty( $args['menu_class'] ) ) {
		$attrs .= ' class="' . esc_attr( $args['menu_class'] ) . '"';
	}

	$menu = "<{$container}{$attrs}>" . $menu . "</{$container}>{$n}";

	/**
	 * Filters the HTML output of a page-based menu.
	 *
	 * @since 2.7.0
	 *
	 * @see wp_page_menu()
	 *
	 * @param string $menu The HTML output.
	 * @param array  $args An array of arguments. See wp_page_menu()
	 *                     for information on accepted arguments.
	 */
	$menu = apply_filters( 'wp_page_menu', $menu, $args );

	if ( $args['echo'] ) {
		echo $menu;
	} else {
		return $menu;
	}
}

Changelog

Version Description
4.7.0 Added the item_spacing argument.
4.4.0 Added menu_id, container, before, after, and walker arguments.
2.7.0 Introduced.

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