Is it possible to make some pages not appear in the lefthand menu?
I'd like to have some pages not display in the lefthand menu, but display that menu on those pages. Is this possible with the automatically-generated menu? I suppose I could replicate the menu and create a new template in which to display those pages, but if there is a simpler way that would be great.
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sarahm wrote years ago:
- Jim, yes, you can edit what shows up in the menu. At the bottom of this page it says:
- If you want to override that menu, you can add a menu in the left-hand-sidebar widget area.
- To do that: while you're logged in as administrator, go to Appearance > Widgets. Under the heading Available Widgets click Custom Menu. Choose Left Sidebar for its location, and build it from there. Good luck!
JimGasperini wrote:
Thanks, Sarah, for this suggestion. What I want is to use the automatically-generated menu on most pages, but replace it with a custom menu on others. I think the method you describe would replace it everywhere.
It turns out there are many plugins that give you the kind of control over sidebars I'm looking for.
JimGasperini wrote:
Hello again -- It seems I spoke too soon. I have now tried three different highly-rated plugins designed to allow placing custom sidebars on selected pages. None of them seem to be able to override the automatically- generated menu. Is there something about the way this menu is coded that makes it impervious to replacement? If I want custom menus only an certain pages, will I need to forego the convenience of the automatically-generated menu and create custom menus for all my pages?
Thanks--