Nav menu

The Nav Menu element displays WordPress navigation menus with customizable styling and behavior. It supports mega menus, multilevel navigation, mobile responsiveness, and various animation effects.

Settings

Menu (WordPress) (select) - Select a WordPress navigation menu to display. Options are populated from available WordPress menus. Includes a link to manage menus in WordPress admin.
Alignment (direction) - Layout direction of the menu. Controls flex-direction property for .bricks-nav-menu selector.

Top level

Justify content (justify-content) - Horizontal alignment of menu items. Excludes space options. Controls justify-content property for .bricks-nav-menu > li > a and .bricks-nav-menu > li > .brx-submenu-toggle selectors.
Gap (number with units) - Gap between menu items. Controls gap property for .bricks-nav-menu selector.
Margin (spacing) - Margin around menu items. Controls margin property for .bricks-nav-menu > li selector.
Padding (spacing) - Padding inside menu items. Controls padding property for .bricks-nav-menu > li > a and .bricks-nav-menu > li > .brx-submenu-toggle > * selectors.
Background (background) - Background styling for menu items. Excludes video. Controls background property for .bricks-nav-menu > li > a and .bricks-nav-menu > li > .brx-submenu-toggle selectors.
Border (border) - Border styling for menu items. Controls border property for .bricks-nav-menu > li > a and .bricks-nav-menu > li > .brx-submenu-toggle selectors.
Typography (typography) - Font settings for top-level menu items. Controls font property for .bricks-nav-menu > li > a and .bricks-nav-menu > li > .brx-submenu-toggle > * selectors.

Active State

Active (separator) - Visual separator for active state controls.
Active background (background) - Background styling for active/current page items. Controls background property for current menu item selectors including .bricks-nav-menu > .current-menu-item > a, .bricks-nav-menu > .current-menu-item > .brx-submenu-toggle, and ancestor selectors.
Active border (border) - Border styling for active items. Controls border property for current menu item selectors including .bricks-nav-menu .current-menu-item > a, .bricks-nav-menu .current-menu-item > .brx-submenu-toggle, and ancestor selectors.
Active typography (typography) - Typography settings for active items. Controls font property for current menu item selectors including .bricks-nav-menu .current-menu-item > a, .bricks-nav-menu .current-menu-item > .brx-submenu-toggle > *, and ancestor selectors.

Icon

Icon (separator) - Separator for icon controls.
Icon (Sub menu) (icon) - Icon for submenu toggles. Triggers re-render. Controls SVG rendering for .bricks-nav-menu > li.menu-item > .brx-submenu-toggle svg selector.
Icon transform (transform) - Transform settings for submenu icons when closed. Controls transform property for .bricks-nav-menu button[aria-expanded="false"] > * selector.
Icon transform (Open) (transform) - Transform settings for submenu icons when open. Controls transform property for .bricks-nav-menu button[aria-expanded="true"] > * selector.
Icon typography (typography) - Typography settings for submenu toggle buttons. Excludes font-family, font-weight, font-style, text-align, text-decoration, text-transform, and letter-spacing. Controls font property for .bricks-nav-menu > li.menu-item-has-children > .brx-submenu-toggle button[aria-expanded] selector.
Icon position (select) - Position of submenu icons. Options from icon position control options. Default placeholder: “Right”.
Icon margin (spacing) - Margin around submenu toggle buttons. Controls margin property for .bricks-nav-menu .brx-submenu-toggle button selector.
Icon padding (spacing) - Padding inside submenu toggle buttons. Controls padding property for .bricks-nav-menu .brx-submenu-toggle button selector.

Position: Static (checkbox) - Enable to position submenus in document flow (e.g. inside offcanvas). Description: “Enable to position in document flow (e.g. inside offcanvas).”
Background (background) - Background styling for sub-menus. Excludes video. Controls background property for .bricks-nav-menu .sub-menu selector.
Border (border) - Border styling for sub-menus. Controls border property for .bricks-nav-menu .sub-menu selector.
Box shadow (box-shadow) - Shadow effect for sub-menus. Controls box-shadow property for .bricks-nav-menu .sub-menu selector.
Transform (transform) - Transform settings for sub-menus. Controls transform property for .bricks-nav-menu > li > .sub-menu and .bricks-nav-menu > li > .brx-megamenu selectors.
Transform (Open) (transform) - Transform settings for sub-menus when open. Controls transform property for .bricks-nav-menu > li.open > .sub-menu and .bricks-nav-menu > li.open > .brx-megamenu selectors.

Caret

Caret (separator) - Separator for caret controls.
Size (number with units) - Size of the caret (triangle pointer). Triggers re-render. Controls border-width property for .bricks-nav-menu > li > .sub-menu.caret::before selector.
Color (color) - Color of the caret. Controls border-bottom-color property for .bricks-nav-menu > li > .sub-menu.caret::before selector. Only available when caret size is set.
Transform (transform) - Transform settings for the caret. Controls transform property for .bricks-nav-menu > li > .sub-menu.caret::before selector. Only available when caret size is set.
Position (dimensions) - Position settings for the caret. Controls positioning properties for .bricks-nav-menu > li > .sub-menu.caret::before selector. Only available when caret size is set.

Item

Item (separator) - Separator for submenu item controls.
Justify content (justify-content) - Horizontal alignment of submenu items. Excludes space options. Controls justify-content property for .bricks-nav-menu .sub-menu a and .bricks-nav-menu .sub-menu button selectors.
Padding (spacing) - Padding inside submenu items. Controls padding property for .bricks-nav-menu .sub-menu a and .bricks-nav-menu .sub-menu button selectors.
Background (background) - Background styling for submenu items. Controls background property for .bricks-nav-menu .sub-menu .menu-item selector.
Border (border) - Border styling for submenu items. Controls border property for .bricks-nav-menu .sub-menu > li selector.
Typography (typography) - Font settings for submenu items. Controls font property for .bricks-nav-menu .sub-menu > li > a and .bricks-nav-menu .sub-menu > li > .brx-submenu-toggle > * selectors.

Active State

Active (separator) - Separator for submenu active state controls.
Active background (background) - Background styling for active submenu items. Controls background property for current submenu item selectors including .bricks-nav-menu .sub-menu > .current-menu-item > a, .bricks-nav-menu .sub-menu > .current-menu-item > .brx-submenu-toggle, and ancestor selectors.
Active border (border) - Border styling for active submenu items. Controls border property for current submenu item selectors including .bricks-nav-menu .sub-menu > .current-menu-item > a, .bricks-nav-menu .sub-menu > .current-menu-item > .brx-submenu-toggle, and ancestor selectors.
Active typography (typography) - Typography settings for active submenu items. Controls font property for current submenu item selectors including .bricks-nav-menu .sub-menu > .current-menu-item > a, .bricks-nav-menu .sub-menu > .current-menu-item > .brx-submenu-toggle > *, and ancestor selectors.

Icon

Icon (separator) - Separator for submenu icon controls.
Icon (icon) - Icon for submenu toggles. Triggers re-render. Controls SVG rendering for .bricks-nav-menu .sub-menu .brx-submenu-toggle svg selector.
Icon size (number with units) - Size of submenu icons. Controls height and width properties for .bricks-nav-menu .sub-menu .brx-submenu-toggle svg selector, and font-size for .bricks-nav-menu .sub-menu .brx-submenu-toggle i selector.
Icon transform (transform) - Transform settings for submenu icons. Controls transform property for .bricks-nav-menu .sub-menu button > * selector.
Icon transform (Open) (transform) - Transform settings for submenu icons when open. Controls transform property for .bricks-nav-menu .sub-menu button[aria-expanded="true"] > * selector.
Icon typography (typography) - Typography settings for submenu toggle buttons. Excludes font-family, font-weight, font-style, text-align, text-decoration, text-transform, and letter-spacing. Controls font property for .bricks-nav-menu .sub-menu .brx-submenu-toggle > a + button selector.
Icon position (select) - Position of submenu icons. Options from icon position control options. Default placeholder: “Right”.
Icon margin (spacing) - Margin around submenu toggle buttons. Controls margin property for .bricks-nav-menu .sub-menu .brx-submenu-toggle button selector.
Icon padding (spacing) - Padding inside submenu toggle buttons. Controls padding property for .bricks-nav-menu .sub-menu .brx-submenu-toggle button selector.

Mobile menu (separator) - Separator for mobile menu controls.
Hide at breakpoint / Show at breakpoint (select) - Breakpoint at which to show/hide mobile menu. Options include all breakpoints plus “Always” and “Never”. Default placeholder: “Mobile landscape”. Triggers re-render.
Position (select) - Position of mobile menu. Options: Right, Left. Default placeholder: “Left”.
Top (number with units) - Top position of mobile menu. Controls top property for .bricks-mobile-menu-wrapper selector.
Width (number with units) - Width of mobile menu. Controls width property for .bricks-mobile-menu-wrapper selector. Default placeholder: “300px”.
Height (number with units) - Height of mobile menu. Controls height property for .bricks-mobile-menu-wrapper selector.
Fade in (checkbox) - Enable fade-in animation for mobile menu.
Vertical (justify-content) - Vertical alignment of mobile menu content. Controls justify-content property for .bricks-mobile-menu-wrapper selector. Default placeholder: “Top”.
Horizontal (align-items) - Horizontal alignment of mobile menu content. Excludes stretch option. Controls align-items and justify-content properties for .bricks-mobile-menu-wrapper selector, and sets width to auto for .bricks-mobile-menu-wrapper a. Default placeholder: “Top”.
Text align (text-align) - Text alignment in mobile menu. Controls text-align property for .bricks-mobile-menu-wrapper selector.
Background (background) - Background styling for mobile menu wrapper. Controls background property for .bricks-mobile-menu-wrapper:before selector.
Background filters (filters) - Background filters for mobile menu. Controls filter property for .bricks-mobile-menu-wrapper:before selector.
Box shadow (box-shadow) - Shadow effect for mobile menu. Controls box-shadow property for .bricks-mobile-menu-wrapper:before selector.
Overlay (background) - Background styling for mobile menu overlay. Excludes video. Controls background property for .bricks-mobile-menu-overlay selector.

Top level

Top level (separator) - Separator for mobile menu top-level controls.
Padding (spacing) - Padding for top-level mobile menu items. Controls padding property for .bricks-mobile-menu > li > a and .bricks-mobile-menu > li > .brx-submenu-toggle > * selectors. Default placeholder: top 0, right 30, bottom 0, left 30.
Background (color) - Background color for mobile menu items. Controls background-color property for .bricks-mobile-menu > li > a and .bricks-mobile-menu > li > .brx-submenu-toggle selectors.
Background (Active) (color) - Background color for active mobile menu items. Controls background-color property for [aria-current="page"] and .bricks-mobile-menu > .current-menu-item > .brx-submenu-toggle selectors.
Border (border) - Border styling for mobile menu items. Controls border property for .bricks-mobile-menu > li > a and .bricks-mobile-menu > li > .brx-submenu-toggle selectors.
Border (Active) (border) - Border styling for active mobile menu items. Controls border property for current menu item selectors.
Typography (typography) - Font settings for mobile menu items. Excludes text-align. Controls font property for .bricks-mobile-menu > li > a and .bricks-mobile-menu > li > .brx-submenu-toggle > * selectors.
Typography (Active) (typography) - Typography settings for active mobile menu items. Excludes text-align. Controls font property for various current menu item selectors.

Icon

Icon (Sub menu) (icon) - Icon for mobile submenu toggles. Triggers re-render. Controls SVG rendering for .bricks-mobile-menu-wrapper .brx-submenu-toggle svg selector.
Close icon (Sub menu) (icon) - Close icon for mobile submenu toggles. Triggers re-render. Only available when main icon is set. Controls SVG rendering for .bricks-mobile-menu-wrapper .brx-submenu-toggle svg.close selector.
Icon typography (typography) - Typography settings for mobile submenu toggle buttons. Excludes font-family, font-weight, font-style, text-align, text-decoration, text-transform, and letter-spacing. Controls font property for .bricks-mobile-menu > .menu-item-has-children .brx-submenu-toggle button selector. Only available when icon is set.
Icon position (select) - Position of mobile submenu icons. Options from icon position control options. Default placeholder: “Right”.
Icon margin (spacing) - Margin around mobile submenu toggle buttons. Controls margin property for .bricks-mobile-menu .menu-item-has-children .brx-submenu-toggle button selector.

Sub menu (separator) - Separator for mobile submenu controls. Description: “Keep open while styling”.
Padding (spacing) - Padding for mobile submenu items. Controls padding property for .bricks-mobile-menu .sub-menu > .menu-item > a and .bricks-mobile-menu .sub-menu > .menu-item > .brx-submenu-toggle > * selectors.
Background (color) - Background color for mobile submenu items. Controls background-color property for .bricks-mobile-menu .sub-menu > .menu-item > a and .bricks-mobile-menu .sub-menu > .menu-item > .brx-submenu-toggle selectors.
Background (Active) (color) - Background color for active mobile submenu items. Controls background-color property for current submenu item selectors.
Border (border) - Border styling for mobile submenu items. Controls border property for .bricks-mobile-menu .sub-menu > .menu-item selector.
Border (Active) (border) - Border styling for active mobile submenu items. Controls border property for current submenu item selectors.
Typography (typography) - Font settings for mobile submenu items. Controls font property for .bricks-mobile-menu .sub-menu > li > a and .bricks-mobile-menu .sub-menu > li > .brx-submenu-toggle > * selectors.
Active typography (typography) - Typography settings for active mobile submenu items. Controls font property for current submenu item selectors.

Hamburger toggle

Hamburger toggle (separator) - Separator for hamburger toggle controls.
aria-label (text) - Accessibility label for hamburger toggle button. Default placeholder: “Open mobile menu”.
Toggle width (number with units) - Width of hamburger toggle bars. Controls width property for .bricks-mobile-menu-toggle, .bricks-mobile-menu-toggle .bar-top, .bricks-mobile-menu-toggle .bar-center, and .bricks-mobile-menu-toggle .bar-bottom selectors with !important.
Color (color) - Color of hamburger toggle bars. Controls color property for .bricks-mobile-menu-toggle selector.
Hide close (checkbox) - Hide hamburger toggle when mobile menu is open. Controls display property for &.show-mobile-menu .bricks-mobile-menu-toggle selector (sets to none with !important).
Color close (color) - Color of hamburger toggle when mobile menu is open. Controls color property for &.show-mobile-menu .bricks-mobile-menu-toggle selector with !important.
Close position (dimensions) - Position of hamburger toggle when mobile menu is open. Controls positioning properties for &.show-mobile-menu .bricks-mobile-menu-toggle selector.

Enable (checkbox) - Enable mega menu functionality.
CSS selector (text) - CSS selector for mega menu positioning. Uses width & horizontal position of target node. Only available when mega menu is enabled.
Toggle on (select) - How mega menus are triggered. Options: Click, Hover, Click or hover. Default placeholder: “Hover”. Only available when mega menu is enabled.
Transition (text) - Transition settings for mega menus. Supports dynamic data. Controls transition property for .brx-megamenu selector. Only available when mega menu is enabled.
Transform (transform) - Transform settings for mega menus. Controls transform property for .bricks-nav-menu > .brx-has-megamenu > .brx-megamenu selector. Only available when mega menu is enabled.
Transform (Open) (transform) - Transform settings for mega menus when open. Controls transform property for .bricks-nav-menu > .brx-has-megamenu.open > .brx-megamenu selector. Only available when mega menu is enabled.

Multilevel

Enable (checkbox) - Enable multilevel navigation functionality.
Back: Text (text) - Text for back button in multilevel navigation. Only available when multilevel is enabled.
Back: Typography (typography) - Typography settings for back button. Controls font property for .brx-multilevel-back selector. Only available when multilevel is enabled.
Back: Background (color) - Background color for back button. Controls background-color property for .brx-multilevel-back selector. Only available when multilevel is enabled.

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Nav menu

Settings

Menu Selection

Top level

Active State

Icon

Sub menu

Caret

Item

Active State

Icon

Mobile menu

Top level

Icon

Sub menu

Hamburger toggle

Mega menu

Multilevel