Installation & Setup

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Install the Plugin 0

You can install UberMenu like any WordPress plugin: either upload the zip through the WordPress Plugin Installer or FTP the unzipped files to your wp-content/plugins folder

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Understanding Menu Placement 5

UberMenu can automatically replace the menu locations that are registered by your theme, or you can edit the template and add a new menu with UberMenu Easy Integration.

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Setup the Menu 4

After installing UberMenu, you need to create your menu and select which theme location to apply UberMenu to.

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Integration Check 0

At this point, assuming your menu already has content, you should check to see that UberMenu looks like the demo. If not, you should check the troubleshooter to identify any issues you might be having

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Setup Widgets 0

UberMenu provides an unlimited number of Widget Areas. To activate widget areas for use, set how many you want to have via Appearance > UberMenu > Descriptions, Shortcodes, Widgets > Number of Sidebars. You can always increase this later. Navigate to Appearance > Widgets and add widgets to the UberMenu Widget Areas Navigate to Appearance > Menus and expand a Menu Item (create it first if you haven’t already), preferably a second-level item (though third-level+ will also work. Note that to use widgets at the top level, you need to activate that via Appearance > UberMenu > Descriptions, Shortcodes, Widgets > Allow Top-Level Widgets – keep in mind that top level widgets will ALWAYS be visible) Click Show/Hide UberMenu Options In the Display a Widget Area select box, select the Widget Area to display in this Menu Item Save the Menu Now UberMenu will load the Widget Area into your Menu. You can update the Widgets in the future without needing to change the Menu again.

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Easy Integration 2

Using UberMenu with Themes that do not properly support WordPress 3 Custom Menus, or adding an additional menu to your theme.

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Vertical Menus 0

To switch your menu into vertical mode, visit the UberMenu Control Panel > Basic Configuration, and set the Orientation to Vertical.

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