Using WordPress ‘customize_nav_menu_available_item_types’ PHP filter

The customize_nav_menu_available_item_types WordPress filter allows you to modify the available navigation menu item types.

Usage

add_filter('customize_nav_menu_available_item_types', 'your_custom_function');

function your_custom_function($item_types) {
    // your custom code here
    return $item_types;
}

Parameters

• $item_types (array): An array of available navigation menu item types.

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: customize_nav_menu_available_item_types

Examples

Add a custom post type to the available menu item types

This example adds a custom post type, ‘portfolio’, to the available menu item types.

add_filter('customize_nav_menu_available_item_types', 'add_portfolio_to_nav_menu');

function add_portfolio_to_nav_menu($item_types) {
    $item_types[] = array(
        'title' => 'Portfolio',
        'type' => 'post_type',
        'object' => 'portfolio'
    );
    return $item_types;
}

Remove the ‘Pages’ menu item type

This example removes the ‘Pages’ menu item type from the available menu item types.

add_filter('customize_nav_menu_available_item_types', 'remove_pages_from_nav_menu');

function remove_pages_from_nav_menu($item_types) {
    foreach ($item_types as $key => $item_type) {
        if ($item_type['object'] === 'page') {
            unset($item_types[$key]);
        }
    }
    return $item_types;
}

Add a custom taxonomy to the available menu item types

This example adds a custom taxonomy, ‘product_category’, to the available menu item types.

add_filter('customize_nav_menu_available_item_types', 'add_product_category_to_nav_menu');

function add_product_category_to_nav_menu($item_types) {
    $item_types[] = array(
        'title' => 'Product Categories',
        'type' => 'taxonomy',
        'object' => 'product_category'
    );
    return $item_types;
}

Change the title of the ‘Posts’ menu item type

This example changes the title of the ‘Posts’ menu item type to ‘Articles’.

add_filter('customize_nav_menu_available_item_types', 'change_posts_title_to_articles');

function change_posts_title_to_articles($item_types) {
    foreach ($item_types as $key => $item_type) {
        if ($item_type['object'] === 'post') {
            $item_types[$key]['title'] = 'Articles';
        }
    }
    return $item_types;
}

Remove all default menu item types

This example removes all default menu item types, leaving only custom ones.

add_filter('customize_nav_menu_available_item_types', 'remove_all_default_menu_item_types');

function remove_all_default_menu_item_types($item_types) {
    return array();
}