Not working with long menus

  • Resolved ElTaino

    (@eltaino)


    1 year, 3 months ago

    First, No URL was provided because the website is behind a COMING SOON wall. I installed the plugin, and it seems to be working. I have on my website the regular site menu. However, one of the items on that menu has a list of 78 other items. For Example, That page is named TOWNS: I have made a page for all those 78 individual towns/municipalities and out of the box, WordPress is only showing some 11 when the menu drops. So, I thought that the Plugin was going to help me when it occurred to me to add a menu via short code on the TOWNS page. The plugin does its intended job, but only shows the same amount of municipalities that WordPress shows without the plugin.

    I’m using LIST or DROPDOWN on the plugin options, but neither does the trick. Any help will be greatly appreciated. It is a nice plugin, I’ll have it in mind for future projects, but in this particular case, it is not working for my specific need. :o(

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  • Plugin Author linux4me2

    (@linux4me2)

    That’s a problem I haven’t encountered before. It looks like you have accurately pinpointed the problem being the number of items in the menu. That is a really long menu.

    I do see a report here, though old, that says some PHP server variables may be causing the problem by limiting the number of input variables a large menu can generate. There is a more-clear (to me) description of the issue here, which also includes a section on the problem for servers that don’t use suhosin.

    If it were me, the first thing I’d do is get a look at your server’s setting for max_input_vars. To do that, you can create a PHP file called “phpinfo.php” with the following:

    <?php
phpinfo();
?>

    Upload it to your site and browse to it, then search for max_input_vars. (Be sure to delete the phpinfo.php file when you’re done for security reasons.)

    Then, calculate the probable number of input variables your 78 menu items are using; e.g.:

    78 x 12 + 10 = 946

    If max_input_vars on your server is set to less than 946, or whatever you get when you use the actual figures for your menu and submenus, then you’ll know that’s the issue, and you can decide how to proceed based on that.

    However, it sounds like your problem is displaying the menus, and not saving them, so this might not be the entire problem.

    Thread Starter ElTaino

    (@eltaino)

    Thank you very much for your speedy reply, and my apologies for the delay getting back to the post. I’ve been quite sick with the seasonal flu. I provided my host with the info you provided me on those links, and they took care of the problem. Working now like a charm.

    Your help is much appreciated. Have a wonderful day and Happy Holidays!

    Plugin Author linux4me2

    (@linux4me2)

    I hope you’re over the flu! I’m glad you got it working. Happy Holidays to you, too.

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