Title: WP_Customize_Nav_Menu_Control::content_template
Published: August 18, 2015
Last modified: February 24, 2026

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# WP_Customize_Nav_Menu_Control::content_template()

## In this article

 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_customize_nav_menu_control/content_template/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_customize_nav_menu_control/content_template/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_customize_nav_menu_control/content_template/?output_format=md#changelog)

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JS/Underscore template for the control UI.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_customize_nav_menu_control/content_template/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    public function content_template() {
    	$add_items = __( 'Add Items' );
    	?>
    	<p class="new-menu-item-invitation">
    		<?php
    		printf(
    			/* translators: %s: "Add Items" button text. */
    			__( 'Time to add some links! Click &#8220;%s&#8221; to start putting pages, categories, and custom links in your menu. Add as many things as you would like.' ),
    			$add_items
    		);
    		?>
    	</p>
    	<div class="customize-control-nav_menu-buttons">
    		<button type="button" class="button add-new-menu-item" aria-label="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Add or remove menu items' ); ?>" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="available-menu-items">
    			<?php echo $add_items; ?>
    		</button>
    		<button type="button" class="button-link reorder-toggle" aria-label="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Reorder menu items' ); ?>" aria-describedby="reorder-items-desc-{{ data.menu_id }}">
    			<span class="reorder"><?php _e( 'Reorder' ); ?></span>
    			<span class="reorder-done"><?php _e( 'Done' ); ?></span>
    		</button>
    	</div>
    	<p class="screen-reader-text" id="reorder-items-desc-{{ data.menu_id }}">
    		<?php
    		/* translators: Hidden accessibility text. */
    		_e( 'When in reorder mode, additional controls to reorder menu items will be available in the items list above.' );
    		?>
    	</p>
    	<?php
    }
    ```

[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-includes/customize/class-wp-customize-nav-menu-control.php/)
[View on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/customize/class-wp-customize-nav-menu-control.php#L39)
[View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/customize/class-wp-customize-nav-menu-control.php#L39-L67)

## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_customize_nav_menu_control/content_template/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Uses | Description | 
| [esc_attr_e()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/esc_attr_e/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` |

Displays translated text that has been escaped for safe use in an attribute.

  | 
| [__()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/__/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` |

Retrieves the translation of $text.

  | 
| [_e()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_e/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` |

Displays translated text.

  |

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## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_customize_nav_menu_control/content_template/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [4.3.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/4.3.0/) | Introduced. |

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