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You can just download this plugin through the\nPlugin Finder in your WordPress Administration Panel. Install and activate\nthe plugin to make the widget available.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id='how%20do%20i%20use%20this%20widget%3F'><h3>How do I use this widget?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>If you go to Widgets in the Appearance menu, you will be able to drag-and-drop the\n'Navigation menu as dropdown' widget to a place of your choosing.<\/p>\n\n<p>Please give a title (or not) and select the menu to convert to a dropdown.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id='can%20i%20also%20submit%20a%20custom%20start-text%3F'><h3>Can I also submit a custom start-text?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes you can, when you add the widget you will see that option.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id='can%20i%20also%20preselect%20the%20current%20page%3F'><h3>Can I also preselect the current page?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes you can, there is an option \"Preselect the visited page in dropdown\" when you add the widget.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id='does%20this%20work%20on%20all%20devices%3F'><h3>Does this work on all devices?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Almost. But there are some issues with iOS devices. These do not allow new windows to be opened\nwhen a dropdown has changed. This is a limitation of iOS. To make it work on iOS, links are opened\nin the same window.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id='can%20i%20customize%20the%20appearance%20%2F%20styling%20of%20the%20dropdown%3F'><h3>Can I customize the appearance \/ styling of the dropdown?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes you can, with CSS. If you know your way around CSS you might already know that you can\nstyle elements by their class name or HTML structure. We just have a simple select-element\nhere. The pages inside (option-elements) have classes. For the upper layer it's <code>pd_tld<\/code>,\nthe second layer has <code>pd_sld<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Styling selects still is hard in current browsers, but this is changing.<\/p>\n\n<p>I do offer help on styling \/ CSS if you are willing to make a small donation.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id='does%20it%20support%20more%20than%201%20level%20in%20linkstructure%3F'><h3>Does it support more than 1 level in linkstructure?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No, not at this moment. I will work on that. It currently supports one level of parent-child structure.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id='support%2Fdonate'><h3>Support\/Donate<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>If you like this plugin and want to support and\/or thank me,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buymeacoffee.com\/jeroenpeters\">please buy me a coffee<\/a>.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id='how%20can%20i%20contact%20you%3F'><h3>How can I contact you?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>If you have questions about the plugin or if you have ideas to share, the best way\nto contact me is through the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/plugin\/navigation-menu-as-dropdown-widget\">Support Forums<\/a><\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id='how%20can%20i%20report%20security%20bugs%3F'><h3>How can I report security bugs?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>You can report security bugs through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program.\nThe Patchstack team helps validate, triage and handle any security vulnerabilities.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/patchstack.com\/database\/vdp\/navigation-menu-as-dropdown-widget\">Report a security vulnerability.<\/a><\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id='who%20made%20the%20icon%3F'><h3>Who made the icon?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Icons made by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flaticon.com\/authors\/freepik\">Freepik<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flaticon.com\/\">Flaticon<\/a><\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>1.5.2 | April 12, 2025<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Maintenance: remove textdomain calls<\/li>\n<li>Maintenance: WordPress 6.8 compatible<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.5.1 | August 12, 2024<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Bugfix: Prevent php notice<\/li>\n<li>Maintenance: WordPress 6.6 compatible<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.5.0 | June 30, 2024<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Rolled back: 'fix' for iOS, this eventually didn't work<\/li>\n<li>Bugfix: When new window option was enabled, iOS devices didn't open a new window (iOS security measure). 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