Menu-item-ancestor
Adds a menu-item-ancestor class to every menu item that has descendants.
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·10 active installs·Updated 15 years agoAs of April 2026, Menu-item-ancestor is a WordPress css plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 15 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….
0/5Rating
10active installs
2.5K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
This plugin is for developers and designers who want to have a separate class for menu items with children.
This plugin adds a menu-item-ancestor class to every menu item that has descendants.
Alows to use CSS to style only those menu items, that has descendants. For example you can add different background or different hover behavior.
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.0.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.1
- Fixed the menu logic. The first version wrongly asumed that menu item stored it’s parent in posts table, when it’s actually is stored in postmeta table.
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