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1. 

   wilhelm
   Member

   Hi,
   sorry for my bad english and posting again an already answered question!
   I would like to add "home" or "blog" to the menu.
   First I changed "functions.php" (see below), but nothing happened.
   Then I installed "flexi pages" and got home/blog to the sidebar.
   But still not to the menu. Maybe I'm missing something...
   Thanks for your great theme and greetings from Berlin
   Wilhelm - www.schachfieber.de

   // Adds a home link to your menu
   // http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/wp_page_menu
   function childtheme_menu_args($args) {
   $args = array(
   'show_home' => 'Home',
   'sort_column' => 'menu_order',
   'menu_class' => 'menu',
   'echo' => true
   );
   return $args;
   }
   add_filter('wp_page_menu_args','childtheme_menu_args');
   ?>

   Posted 2 years ago #
2. 

   em hr
   Moderator

   I tested the code that you pasted and It works for me. Maybe there is something else going on in your functions.php. Post the contents of that file and let's see.

   -Gene

   Posted 2 years ago #
3. 

   wilhelm
   Member

   Hi Gene,
   here the full functions.php.
   Further information: I had installed the plugin "page link manager", but deinstalled it (just in case). My static pages are numbered 1,2... When I published a static testpage with number 0 it was showed in first position of the menu.

   <?php
   //
   // Custom Child Theme Functions
   //
   // I've included a "commented out" sample function below that'll add a home link to your menu
   // More ideas can be found on "A Guide To Customizing The Thematic Theme Framework"
   // http://themeshaper.com/thematic-for-wordpress/guide-customizing-thematic-theme-framework
   // Adds a home link to your menu
   // http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/wp_page_menu
   function childtheme_menu_args($args) {
   $args = array(
   'show_home' => 'Home',
   'sort_column' => 'menu_order',
   'menu_class' => 'menu',
   'echo' => true
   );
   return $args;
   }
   add_filter('wp_page_menu_args','childtheme_menu_args');
   ?>

   Posted 2 years ago #
4. 

   wilhelm
   Member

   Hi,
   at least my problem is partially solved. I disabled the plugin "flexi pages widget" (which helped for adding "home" to the sidebar) and installed instead the plugin "page lists plus". Doing this I got "home" to the navi and sidebar. Now I will try to change "home" to "blog". But that's another question...
   Anyway, changing "home" to "blog" in function.php is still to no effect. So I leave closing the topic to you.
   Thanks a lot for the nice theme, the forum etc.
   Best wishes
   Wilhelm

   Posted 2 years ago #
5. 

   em hr
   Moderator

   Yeah the functions.php code you posted is fine. I'm guessing there is some odd plugin interaction going on for you. I tested your code with flexi pages and page link manager both activated and the "home" link appears in the navigation for me.

   Looking at your site I see Home in the Sidebar and Nav. It looks as if you've solved your problem. What was the conflict?

   Try changing home to blog like this: 'show_home' => 'Blog',

   That function is just filtering the arguments for wp_page_menu() read more about it in the codex the link is in your functions.php.

   Take Care - Gene

   Posted 2 years ago #
6. 

   wilhelm
   Member

   Hi Gene!
   Thanks a lot. I did it with "page lists plus" (simply activating 'Home'-page in navi).
   But 'functions.php' is still a problem. Changing into 'show_home'=>'blog' also gives no results.
   I will experiment with some plugins.
   Greetings
   Wilhelm

   Posted 2 years ago #
7. 

   em hr
   Moderator

   My only thought on this is that maybe you have thematic as the active theme instead of the child theme... What directory is your edited functions.php in?

   Posted 2 years ago #
8. 

   wilhelm
   Member

   Ouch!!! You are right. I didn't follow the readme-text and left the child-theme in the thematic-directory. Very awkward. I'm sorry.

   Now I followed the instruction and have an active thematic-child-theme. Everything is fine. I changed 'functions.php' and got 'Blog' to the menu.

   Finally I deactivated 'Home', created by the plugin. And added 'Blog' to the sidebar. Not so difficult with hindsight.

   Thank you very much, Gene! You would be a very good detective.
   Nice weekend
   Wilhelm

   Posted 2 years ago #

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