Kadence Theme – Display 2 Different Menus On Different Pages Using Element Hook, PHP & Plugins
Show Widget Area Using Hooked Element In Kadence
Create a PHP function that adds a Widget area to the Kadence “Above All Content” Hook.
- Step-by-step instructions to register a custom
[widget_area]shortcode so it can be used anywhere shortcodes are accepted in WordPress including in Kadence Elements. - Add the PHP to site via Code Snippets WordPress plugin
Kadence Element (Kadence Pro Premium Addon):
- Shortcode Block: added the following shortcode: [widget_area name=”Sidebar 2″]
- Element Type: Content Section
- Placement: Above All Content (this is the Kadence Hook where menu will be displayed)
- Display Settings: Show On: Single Pages
- Select Page By: Individually (click Select Items button to add Pages)
- User Settings: Visible To: All Users
- Device Settings: Show on Device: Mobile (so Sidebar above all content that holds menu widget only displays on mobile)
Create Menu(s)
Appearance > Menus; Click “create a new menu” link; add Pages and sub-Pages
Custom Sidebar(s)
Create custom sidebar(s) with the Content Aware Sidebars plugin so the menu(s) will be displayed on only the Pages we want.
- Conditions tab: Where to display > Click New Condition Group button > Scroll down to “Post Types: Pages”; Add Pages
- Action tab: How to display > Action: Replace; Target Sidebar: Sidebar 2; Merge Position: Bottom
Add Menu(s) to Widget(s)
Appearance > Widgets > Locate new Widget area > Add Menu Block (I added Navigation Menu as Dropdown Widget > Menu to use: (choose Menu created from the Create Menu step, above)
