WordPress Navigation Menu Question

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I'm looking for an easy way to control navigation on my WordPress site.

How do I tell WordPress that I don't want some of my main navigation links to have a page associated with it, only it's child/sub-pages? I want to force the user to select a sub-page. I don't want all of my main pages like this, but most of them.

I swear I've done it before, but it's escaping me.
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  • Ok I think I know exactly what you mean.

    What you want to do is this, add your main categories which your sub pages will be in.

    Now when you write your posts, make sure the category you assign to is is the sub category, not both the child and the parent.

    Next you want to install the single category plugin. I'm not sure what it's called, but it's a widget you put in your sidebar which displays all the links from a particular category.

    Now like I said MAKE SURE YOU ASSIGN YOUR POST TO YOUR SELECTED CHILD CATEGORY ONLY, NOT THE PARENT AND CHILD CATEGORY. The throw that single category over there and you're good.
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    • friend,

      Thanks.

      I'm referring to "pages" though, not "posts". My main navigation buttons across the top navigation bar of the theme are "pages", so I'm not sure your process would apply, unless I'm wrong?
  • Thanks, hope I helped out I'm gone for the night!
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    • I've searched high and low and still can't seem to find a solution for this issue. I'm sure I'm not the first person with this need.

      I want to keep the main page links from being clickable and force the user to click a sub-page. That option is not built into the $70 theme I'm forced to use.

      Any ideas out there?
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  • The multi menu from pixopoint.com is an viable a good option..

    You can also take a look at "Page Links Plus"
    technokinetics.com/plugins/
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    • Yes I've tried that one as well.

      Perhaps there is an easy way to do this without plugins though? I know everyone searches for plugins to be the answer but it can bog a site down quite a bit at times.
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  • I use the NAVT plugin > wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-navigation-list-plugin-navt/

    Very good
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    WordPress Navigation Menu Question

    I'm looking for an easy way to control navigation on my WordPress site. How do I tell WordPress that I don't want some of my main navigation links to have a page associated with it, only it's child/sub-pages? I want to force the user to select a sub-page. I don't want all of my main pages like this, but most of them.