[Resolved] Current author archive in navigation menu

[Feri]

Hi,

Based on this tutorial LINK

function my_nav_menu_author_link( $menu )
{
    if( !is_user_logged_in() ){

        return $menu;

    } else {

        $link = get_author_posts_url( get_current_user_id() );

        $class = is_author() ? ' class="current-menu-item"' : '';

        $author_archive_link = 
        '<li' . $class . '>' .
             '<a href="' . $link . '" >' .
                 __( 'My posts' ) .
             '</a>' .
         '</li>';

        $menu = $menu . $author_archive_link;

        return $menu;

    }
}

add_filter( 'wp_nav_menu_items', 'my_nav_menu_author_link' );

i already success to make author archive link at navigation menu. screenshot: image default location is always at the right corner navigation menu. its not flexible.

i want to make that author menus link to become Sub menu for another link menu. Something Like: ACCOUNT – AUTHOR MENU etc

the problem is that author menus only show at front end without another setting at Menus Structure (Appearance – Menus)

Need your help..

Thank You

[Tom]

Hi there,

Have you considered using a plugin like this?: https://wordpress.org/plugins/nav-menu-roles/

Let me know 🙂

[Feri]

Hi,

Sorry for my bad explanation, but this is not about navigation menu role.

I just want to add author post link to the nav menu. Something like “Login Logout Link” Nav Menus but for “Author Post Link”.

The Author link is work actually but i can not setting the position to another menus place (sub menus, etc)

[Tom]

Ah, my mistake!

I’m not sure if you can dynamically insert a link as a sub-menu unfortunately.

What you could do is use the plugin I suggested to show the menu item only for logged in users. That way you can add a custom link as a sub-menu item.

Then you can use a plugin like this to insert a shortcode as the custom link URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-in-menus/

Then create a shortcode for the URL:

add_shortcode( 'author_url', function() {
    return get_author_posts_url( get_current_user_id() );
} );

[Feri]

yes perfect! it work…

but, previously i have another plugin for Nav Menu Role, the plugin is “If Menu – Visibility control for Menu Items”. Both of great plugin, btw…

one question again, how to prevent 404 of Author pages without posts? when i click Author Link Menus (without post) suddenly directed to 404 pages.

is possible to customise the author page without post become someting like “No Post bla bla”?

[Tom]

Hi there,

Is it a 404 page, or a no results page? Can you link me to an example?

[Feri]

sorry my mistake, its not 404 but no result/nothing found page. so i think the problem is solved.

but at the end of the page author (without post) there is “Load More” button. how to remove it?

screenshot: Load More Button

thank you so much for your help and support.

[Tom]

That definitely shouldn’t be there. Just to confirm that you’re using GPP 1.7.2?

[Feri]

Hi,

Yes, GP Premium 1.7.2.

Just sent you an email about the link to the profile author page.

thank you…

[Tom]

Looks like a bug.

For now, use this CSS:

.no-results + .load-more {
    display: none;
}

[Feri]

thank you so much, Tom.

[Tom]

No problem! 🙂

[Zach]

This suggestion isn’t working: https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/378971/adding-author-url-to-nav-menu-via-shortcode

Basically, when you use that plugin with your shortcode the output is either plain text or if you put the shortcode in the custom link field it creates a url that looks like this: http://https://mysite.local

How do you stop it from outputting the extra http?

[Leo]

That looks like a plugin’s issue and not a theme issue.

However it seems to work for the topic author though.

Can you open a new topic for your question first?

[Author]

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