Order Menu Alphabetical

Hello Selvester,

Please post the code in your template override or a link to where it may be downloaded.

Cheers

Hi

Ive made the changes to page_list.php and uploaded it to the following:

tThemes
Child_theme
Advanced-sidebar-menu
page_list.php

but it didnt work. I have also tried it in the following with no change:
Themes
Child_theme
Advanced-sidebar-menu
Views
page_list.php

Below is the code:

<?php 

/**
 * The Ouput of tad Advanced Sidebar Page Widget
 * @author Mat Lipe
 * @since 10.05.12
 *
 *
 * @uses to edit, create a file named page_list.php and put in a folder in the your theme called 'advanced-sidebar-menu
 * @uses copy the contents of the file into that file and edit at will
 * @uses Do not edit this file in its original location or it will break on upgrade
 */

$asm->title();

#-- list the parent page if chosen
if( $asm->include_parent() ){
	echo '<ul class="parent-sidebar-menu" >';
			 wp_list_pages("post_type=".$post_type."&sort_column=post_title&title_li=&echo=1&depth=1&include=".$top_parent);
}

//If there are children start the Child Sidebar Menu
if( $child_pages ){
	echo '<ul class="child-sidebar-menu">';

	#-- If they want all the pages displayed always
	if( $asm->display_all() ){

		wp_list_pages("post_type=".$post_type."&sort_column=post_title&title_li=&echo=1&child_of=".$top_parent."&depth=".$instance['levels']."&exclude=".$instance['exclude']);
	} else {

		#-- Display children of current page's parent only
		foreach($result as $pID){

				#-- If the page is not in the excluded ones
			if( $asm->exclude( $pID->ID) ){
					#--echo the current page from the $result
				wp_list_pages("post_type=".$post_type."&sort_column=post_title&title_li=&echo=1&depth=1&include=".$pID->ID);
			}

			#-- if the link that was just listed is the current page we are on
			if( $asm->page_ancestor( $pID ) ){

				//Get the children of this page
				$grandkids = $asm->page_children($pID->ID );
				if( $grandkids ){
					#-- Create a new menu with all the children under it
					echo '<ul class="grandchild-sidebar-menu">';
							wp_list_pages("post_type=".$post_type."&sort_column=post_title&title_li=&echo=1&exclude=".$instance['exclude']."&child_of=".$pID->ID);

					echo '</ul>';
				}
			}
		}
	}

	#-- Close the First Level menu
	echo '</ul><!-- End child-sidebar-menu -->';

}
if( $asm->include_parent() ) {
	echo '</ul><!-- .parent-sidebar-menu -->';
}

Hello Selvester,

Looks like your code is correct. I believe your issue is caused by the naming of you new folder.

Try setting the name to advanced-sidebar-menu all lowercase and see if that takes care of it.

Cheers.

Hi

The folders are lower case. The text above was just an example. Ive tried the folder in the theme folder, the child theme and the actual themes folder bu nothing seems to work.

Ive checked the structure again and my menu is set up like this:

MAIN PARENT PAGE
-CHILD PAGE D
– -2nd child page a
– -2nd child page b
– – -3rd child page a
– – -3rd child page b
– – -3rd child page c
– -2nd child page c
– -2nd child page d
-CHILD PAGE A
-CHILD PAGE C
-CHILD PAGE B

As you can see the Top page stays at the top of the menu bu all of its ‘Child pages’ are out of alphabetical order. If there are any 2nd child pages to the child pages then they appear in order as does any 3rd child pages (sorry not sure on the correct names).

Ive tried it on a menu menu set up without any child pages except the top level but these still display mixed up in order.

Let’s try something to make sure the templates are being overwritten. Go ahead and add some arbitrary code such as

echo 'Im some arbitrary code';

to the file and see if it outputs on your site. Then we will know at least that the file is being overwritten.

Hi Selvester,

I took another look at what you are trying to do and realized the issue. The order is given out to the second level before the view is pulled.

I added a new filter and released version 3.6.0. This version will allow you to order the pages using a filter and no longer requires a template override.

Add the following to your theme’s functions.php file and you should be good to go.

add_filter('advanced_sidebar_menu_order_by', 'order_by_post_title' );
function order_by_post_title($order){
    return 'post_title';
}

Cheers

Thats Brilliant!

Thanks very much Mat. Legend!