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3 replies · Started by Former User on July 13, 2021
Hi, I have a web development background and am ramping up on WP, but I'm still not clear on the workflow using GPP. I've installed the plugin, chosen a default theme, and have gone to Themes > GeneratePress, but I've found those customization options to be very limited. For example, I want to build a custom menu with its own layout (half the buttons on the left, half on the right) and use it instead of the default one provided by the theme, but I don't see a way to do this in the GP editor. How do I ramp up on the workflow?
Hi Chelsea,
I see you're trying to create a split menu.
It's quite tricky to do but here's a few ways how to do it.
1 is by splitting the main menu into 2 and put the logo in the middle by CSS. One of our pre-made template on the site library called "Split" does it this way. - https://gpsites.co/split/
2nd is by actually adding a menu location before the logo so we technically have another menu location on Appearance > Menu to place the logo on. This is a bit tedious but this has been done before, you can see it being tackled here -
https://generatepress.com/forums/topic/split-menus-into-two-separate-lists/#post-1519913
Hi Elvin, I tried switching the template to Split and it preserved my old non-split menu. How do I see the implementation of the Split template out of the box?
Hi Elvin, I tried switching the template to Split and it preserved my old non-split menu. How do I see the implementation of the Split template out of the box?
Split does split navigation w/ CSS selector applied to a custom link menu item so if you're using a different menu, you'll have to add something like this - https://share.getcloudapp.com/qGu5GKOW - and make sure it has menu-item-separator class.
Mind where this custom menu item is placed as well. This menu item serves as the "splitter" for the menu item list. :D
