wp_get_nav_menus( array $args = array() ): WP_Term[]

Returns all navigation menu objects.

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Parameters

$args array Optional
Array of arguments passed on to get_terms() .
More Arguments from get_terms( ... $args ) Array or query string of term query parameters.
  • taxonomy string|string[]
    Taxonomy name, or array of taxonomy names, to which results should be limited.
  • object_ids int|int[]
    Object ID, or array of object IDs. Results will be limited to terms associated with these objects.
  • orderby string
    Field(s) to order terms by. Accepts:
    • Term fields ('name', 'slug', 'term_group', 'term_id', 'id', 'description', 'parent', 'term_order'). Unless $object_ids is not empty, 'term_order' is treated the same as 'term_id'.
    • 'count' to use the number of objects associated with the term.
    • 'include' to match the 'order' of the $include param.
    • 'slug__in' to match the 'order' of the $slug param.
    • 'meta_value'
    • 'meta_value_num'.
    • The value of $meta_key.
    • The array keys of $meta_query.
    • 'none' to omit the ORDER BY clause.
    Default 'name'.
  • order string
    Whether to order terms in ascending or descending order.
    Accepts 'ASC' (ascending) or 'DESC' (descending).
    Default 'ASC'.
  • hide_empty bool|int
    Whether to hide terms not assigned to any posts. Accepts 1|true or 0|false. Default 1|true.
  • include int[]|string
    Array or comma/space-separated string of term IDs to include.
    Default empty array.
  • exclude int[]|string
    Array or comma/space-separated string of term IDs to exclude.
    If $include is non-empty, $exclude is ignored.
    Default empty array.
  • exclude_tree int[]|string
    Array or comma/space-separated string of term IDs to exclude along with all of their descendant terms. If $include is non-empty, $exclude_tree is ignored. Default empty array.
  • number int|string
    Maximum number of terms to return. Accepts ''|0 (all) or any positive number. Default ''|0 (all). Note that $number may not return accurate results when coupled with $object_ids.
    See #41796 for details.
  • offset int
    The number by which to offset the terms query.
  • fields string
    Term fields to query for. Accepts:
    • 'all' Returns an array of complete term objects (WP_Term[]).
    • 'all_with_object_id' Returns an array of term objects with the 'object_id' param (WP_Term[]). Works only when the $object_ids parameter is populated.
    • 'ids' Returns an array of term IDs (int[]).
    • 'tt_ids' Returns an array of term taxonomy IDs (int[]).
    • 'names' Returns an array of term names (string[]).
    • 'slugs' Returns an array of term slugs (string[]).
    • 'count' Returns the number of matching terms (int).
    • 'id=>parent' Returns an associative array of parent term IDs, keyed by term ID (int[]).
    • 'id=>name' Returns an associative array of term names, keyed by term ID (string[]).
    • 'id=>slug' Returns an associative array of term slugs, keyed by term ID (string[]).
    Default 'all'.
  • count bool
    Whether to return a term count. If true, will take precedence over $fields. Default false.
  • name string|string[]
    Name or array of names to return term(s) for.
  • slug string|string[]
    Slug or array of slugs to return term(s) for.
  • term_taxonomy_id int|int[]
    Term taxonomy ID, or array of term taxonomy IDs, to match when querying terms.
  • hierarchical bool
    Whether to include terms that have non-empty descendants (even if $hide_empty is set to true). Default true.
  • search string
    Search criteria to match terms. Will be SQL-formatted with wildcards before and after.
  • name__like string
    Retrieve terms with criteria by which a term is LIKE $name__like.
  • description__like string
    Retrieve terms where the description is LIKE $description__like.
  • pad_counts bool
    Whether to pad the quantity of a term's children in the quantity of each term's "count" object variable. Default false.
  • get string
    Whether to return terms regardless of ancestry or whether the terms are empty. Accepts 'all' or '' (disabled). Default ''.
  • child_of int
    Term ID to retrieve child terms of. If multiple taxonomies are passed, $child_of is ignored. Default 0.
  • parent int
    Parent term ID to retrieve direct-child terms of.
  • childless bool
    True to limit results to terms that have no children.
    This parameter has no effect on non-hierarchical taxonomies.
    Default false.
  • cache_domain string
    Unique cache key to be produced when this query is stored in an object cache. Default 'core'.
  • update_term_meta_cache bool
    Whether to prime meta caches for matched terms. Default true.
  • meta_key string|string[]
    Meta key or keys to filter by.
  • meta_value string|string[]
    Meta value or values to filter by.
  • meta_compare string
    MySQL operator used for comparing the meta value.
    See WP_Meta_Query::__construct() for accepted values and default value.
  • meta_compare_key string
    MySQL operator used for comparing the meta key.
    See WP_Meta_Query::__construct() for accepted values and default value.
  • meta_type string
    MySQL data type that the meta_value column will be CAST to for comparisons.
    See WP_Meta_Query::__construct() for accepted values and default value.
  • meta_type_key string
    MySQL data type that the meta_key column will be CAST to for comparisons.
    See WP_Meta_Query::__construct() for accepted values and default value.
  • meta_query array
    An associative array of WP_Meta_Query arguments.
    See WP_Meta_Query::__construct() for accepted values.

Default: array()

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Return

WP_Term[] An array of menu objects.

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Source

File: wp-includes/nav-menu.php. View all references 

function wp_get_nav_menus( $args = array() ) {
	$defaults = array(
		'taxonomy'   => 'nav_menu',
		'hide_empty' => false,
		'orderby'    => 'name',
	);
	$args     = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );

	/**
	 * Filters the navigation menu objects being returned.
	 *
	 * @since 3.0.0
	 *
	 * @see get_terms()
	 *
	 * @param WP_Term[] $menus An array of menu objects.
	 * @param array     $args  An array of arguments used to retrieve menu objects.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'wp_get_nav_menus', get_terms( $args ), $args );
}

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Used By

Used By
Used By Description
WP_Customize_Nav_Menus::enqueue_scripts() wp-includes/class-wp-customize-nav-menus.php

Enqueues scripts and styles for Customizer pane.
WP_Customize_Nav_Menus::customize_register() wp-includes/class-wp-customize-nav-menus.php

Adds the customizer settings and controls.
wxr_nav_menu_terms() wp-admin/includes/export.php

Outputs all navigation menu terms.
wp_nav_menu_update_menu_items() wp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php

Saves nav menu items
WP_Nav_Menu_Widget::form() wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-nav-menu-widget.php

Outputs the settings form for the Navigation Menu widget.
wp_nav_menu() wp-includes/nav-menu-template.php

Displays a navigation menu.
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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
4.1.0 Default value of the 'orderby' argument was changed from 'none' to 'name'.
3.0.0 Introduced.

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User Contributed Notes

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    Contributed by capbussat —

    After some work, I have summarized differences between some menu functions:
    var_dump( wp_get_nav_menus()); // returns all navigation objects
    var_dump( get_registered_nav_menus()); // returns registered menus
    var_dump( get_nav_menu_locations());     // returns allocated menus to theme

    Menu Objects are like this:
    Menu object has: public ‘term_id’ => int 17
    Menu object has: public ‘term_id’ => int 18

    Registered menus in theme:
    array (size=2)
    ‘primary’ => string ‘Primary menu’ (length=12)
    ‘footer’ => string ‘Secondary menu’ (length=14)

    Locations point to used menus:
    array (size=2)
    ‘primary’ => int 17
    ‘footer’ => int 18

    So in this theme: only ‘primary’ and ‘footer’ exist in the theme and are used 17 for ‘primary’and 18 menu object for ‘footer’

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