[Support request] How do i connect one page navigation link to rest of website?

[Sean]

Hi,

For my navigation link “Gallery” I have set it as a custom link so it scrolls down to the relevant section on home page.

However, the link is only working on the home page, if I browse on any other page, about or contact, the Gallery navigation link will not link back to gallery section on the homepage.

How do I rectify this?

[David]

Hi there,

you would need to use the full url: eg. https://mywebsite.com/#link

[Sean]

Great, thanks! The only problem now is on the home page hero section both the home and gallery link are underlined as active at the same time. How do I fix this? here is the css:

@media (min-width: 769px) {
    .main-navigation .menu > .menu-item > a::after {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        right: 0;
        left: 50%;
        bottom: 15px;
        -webkit-transform: translateX(-50%);
        transform: translateX(-50%);

        display: block;
        width: 0;
        height: 2px;

        background-color: currentColor;
        transition: 0.3s width ease;
    }
    .main-navigation .menu > .menu-item.current-menu-item > a::after,
    .main-navigation .menu > .menu-item.current-menu-ancestor > a::after,
    .main-navigation .menu > .menu-item > a:hover::after {
        width: 50%;
    }
}

[David]

So as long as you don’t mind that the Gallery Link won’t show as the active link, as that is real tricky to do, then this:

1. Go to Appearance > Menus – edit the gallery menu item and give it a CSS Class ( make sure this option is active under the Screen Settings in the Menu editor). example class: jump-link:

2. Edit this line of CSS:

.main-navigation .menu > .menu-item.current-menu-item > a::after,
    .main-navigation .menu > .menu-item.current-menu-ancestor > a::after,
    .main-navigation .menu > .menu-item > a:hover::after {
        width: 50%;
    }

So it looks like:

.main-navigation .menu > .menu-item:not(.jump-link).current-menu-item > a::after,
    .main-navigation .menu > .menu-item:not(.jump-link).current-menu-ancestor > a::after,
    .main-navigation .menu > .menu-item > a:hover::after {
        width: 50%;
    }

This will exclude that item from the current menu item effect.

[Sean]

Great all working, thanks very much David!

[David]

awesome. glad to be of help.

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