Get Menu name with wp_nav_menu()

[jowo]

There is no way to get the actual "Menu name" in wp_nav_menu()

For example if you want to create a left sidebar menu you want a header to go with it. In previous versions you could do use wp_list_pages() with "title_li".

With wp_nav_menu() you have to hard code <h3>Static menu name</h3> into the template before calling the function.

If you could get the "Menu name" as defined in backend interface from the wp_nav_menu() it would create the menu title automatically.

[dangayle]

+1 I've needed this a few times, having to resort to a similar solution to ​http://www.wptavern.com/forum/themes-templates/1563-list-available-wp_nav_menus.html

[markoheijnen]

The patch looks wrong. title shouldn't be an argument and it should have been $menu->name.

Also a function like this should be in core

<?
function wp_nav_menu_title( $theme_location ) {
	$title = '';
	if ( $theme_location && ( $locations = get_nav_menu_locations() ) && isset( $locations[ $theme_location ] ) ) {
		$menu = wp_get_nav_menu_object( $locations[ $theme_location ] );
			
		if( $menu && $menu->name ) {
			$title = $menu->name;
		}
	}

	return apply_filters( 'wp_nav_menu_title', $title, $theme_location );
}
?>

[chriscct7]

There was about 10 comments from the same user that were moderated as spam (which I confirmed they were). Reviewed and deleted them.

[christophherr]

Turns markoheijnen's comment into a patch. Adds filter for the title of a navigation menu.

[christophherr]

Following what chriscct7 said in ​Slack, 13910-2.diff turns markoheijnen's comment into a patch.

[SpencerFinnell]

Add tests for wp_nav_menu_title()

[jbpaul17]

Punting to 4.8.1 per today's bug scrub.

[sagarprajapati]

Hi All,

I have checked the 13910-2.diff patch and it's working as expected. I have updated @since as 4.8.1 in refreshed patch because its milestone is changed to 4.8.1

Thanks

[welcher]

Unit tests passed for me. Adding combined patch for the feature and the tests. I think this is good to go.

[welcher]

Combined patch

[jbpaul17]

Punting per today's bug scrub and since 4.8.1 is focused on regressions.

[SergeyBiryukov]

In 41766:

Menus: Introduce wp_get_nav_menu_name() to retrieve the name of a navigation menu as set in the admin.

Props markoheijnen, christophherr, SpencerFinnell, wojtek.szkutnik, sagarprajapati, welcher, SergeyBiryukov.
Fixes #13910.