Adding Chosen Categories to AutoFocus Pro Navigation WordPress

Denzel Chia answers:

Hi,

Is this the autofocus theme you are using? http://fthrwght.com/autofocus/

You can convert your theme menu to a WordPress 3.0 menu navigation system.
You will then be able to customize your menu with a parent category and a list of other categories under it, with almost limitless possibilities.

Since the theme is a child theme of thematic framework, you may want to refer to this tutorial for removing and adding your own menu. http://themeshaper.com/wordpress-menu-tricks/

As for adding new WordPress 3.0 menu navigation system
You can follow the tutorial here, http://justintadlock.com/archives/2010/06/01/goodbye-headaches-hello-menus

You will need to create your own css codes to style this menu after completion.

I do not own this autofocus theme,
But I can provide some example base on my findings.

Just a simple example;

in autofocus theme's functions.php add the following code in the beginning.


add_action( 'init', 'test_register_my_menu' );

function test_register_my_menu() {
register_nav_menu( 'primary', __( 'Primary Menu' ) );
}

// Remove the default Thematic Access

function remove_thematic_actions() {
remove_action('thematic_header','thematic_access',9);
}

add_action('init','remove_thematic_actions');

// Recreate the Thematic Access with your new menu

function childtheme_page_menu() {
echo '<div id="access" role="navigation">';

wp_nav_menu( array( 'container_class' => 'menu-header', 'theme_location' => 'primary' ) );

echo '</div>';
}
add_action('thematic_header','childtheme_page_menu','9');



You can experiment with other wp_nav_menu() parameters such as menu class to get the desired result.

You will also need to style your menu, after using the above codes,
for a start, you can use the menu styles from WordPress default Twenty Ten theme as a basis.

You can watch this video on how to setup your WordPress 3.0 menu, after you have successfully implemented it on your theme.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPCrQR4F0Tg

Thanks.