/* put in functions.php */
function register_navwalker() {
require_once get_template_directory() . '/wp-bootstrap5-walker.php';
//or place code directly in functions.php
}
add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'register_navwalker' );
/* place in header of theme */
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-md navbar-light bg-light">
<div class="container-fluid">
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
<button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#main-menu" aria-controls="main-menu" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
</button>
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="main-menu">
<?php
wp_nav_menu(array(
'theme_location' => 'main-menu',
'container' => false,
'menu_class' => '',
'fallback_cb' => '__return_false',
'items_wrap' => '<ul id="%1$s" class="navbar-nav me-auto mb-2 mb-md-0 %2$s">%3$s</ul>',
'depth' => 2,
'walker' => new bootstrap_5_wp_nav_menu_walker()
));
?>
</div>
</div>
</nav>
/* Nav walker menu code - place in file or functions.php */
<?php
// bootstrap 5 wp_nav_menu walker
class bootstrap_5_wp_nav_menu_walker extends Walker_Nav_menu
{
private $current_item;
private $dropdown_menu_alignment_values = [
'dropdown-menu-start',
'dropdown-menu-end',
'dropdown-menu-sm-start',
'dropdown-menu-sm-end',
'dropdown-menu-md-start',
'dropdown-menu-md-end',
'dropdown-menu-lg-start',
'dropdown-menu-lg-end',
'dropdown-menu-xl-start',
'dropdown-menu-xl-end',
'dropdown-menu-xxl-start',
'dropdown-menu-xxl-end'
];
function start_lvl(&$output, $depth = 0, $args = null)
{
$dropdown_menu_class[] = '';
foreach($this->current_item->classes as $class) {
if(in_array($class, $this->dropdown_menu_alignment_values)) {
$dropdown_menu_class[] = $class;
}
}
$indent = str_repeat("\t", $depth);
$submenu = ($depth > 0) ? ' sub-menu' : '';
$output .= "\n$indent<ul class=\"dropdown-menu$submenu " . esc_attr(implode(" ",$dropdown_menu_class)) . " depth_$depth\">\n";
}
function start_el(&$output, $item, $depth = 0, $args = null, $id = 0)
{
$this->current_item = $item;
$indent = ($depth) ? str_repeat("\t", $depth) : '';
$li_attributes = '';
$class_names = $value = '';
$classes = empty($item->classes) ? array() : (array) $item->classes;
$classes[] = ($args->walker->has_children) ? 'dropdown' : '';
$classes[] = 'nav-item';
$classes[] = 'nav-item-' . $item->ID;
if ($depth && $args->walker->has_children) {
$classes[] = 'dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-end';
}
$class_names = join(' ', apply_filters('nav_menu_css_class', array_filter($classes), $item, $args));
$class_names = ' class="' . esc_attr($class_names) . '"';
$id = apply_filters('nav_menu_item_id', 'menu-item-' . $item->ID, $item, $args);
$id = strlen($id) ? ' id="' . esc_attr($id) . '"' : '';
$output .= $indent . '<li ' . $id . $value . $class_names . $li_attributes . '>';
$attributes = !empty($item->attr_title) ? ' title="' . esc_attr($item->attr_title) . '"' : '';
$attributes .= !empty($item->target) ? ' target="' . esc_attr($item->target) . '"' : '';
$attributes .= !empty($item->xfn) ? ' rel="' . esc_attr($item->xfn) . '"' : '';
$attributes .= !empty($item->url) ? ' href="' . esc_attr($item->url) . '"' : '';
$active_class = ($item->current || $item->current_item_ancestor || in_array("current_page_parent", $item->classes, true) || in_array("current-post-ancestor", $item->classes, true)) ? 'active' : '';
$nav_link_class = ( $depth > 0 ) ? 'dropdown-item ' : 'nav-link ';
$attributes .= ( $args->walker->has_children ) ? ' class="'. $nav_link_class . $active_class . ' dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"' : ' class="'. $nav_link_class . $active_class . '"';
$item_output = $args->before;
$item_output .= '<a' . $attributes . '>';
$item_output .= $args->link_before . apply_filters('the_title', $item->title, $item->ID) . $args->link_after;
$item_output .= '</a>';
$item_output .= $args->after;
$output .= apply_filters('walker_nav_menu_start_el', $item_output, $item, $depth, $args);
}
}
// register a new menu
register_nav_menu('main-menu', 'Main menu');