Title: Automatic Category Menu Generation
Last modified: February 21, 2018

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# Automatic Category Menu Generation

 *  [drwelduk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drwelduk/)
 * (@drwelduk)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-category-menu-generation/)
 * Hi
 * I’m using WordPress with Woocommerce plugin.
 * I am trying to create the navigation menu using the Woocommerce categories. The
   manual way takes quite a long time and the chances of mistakes or categories 
   missed out is quite high.
 * I’d like to somehow do this automatically and think there may be a plugin to 
   help. I have tried a couple but I either can’t get it to work or it’s not the
   right plugin
 * Is there a way to automatically create this type of menu based on the Woocommerce
   categories and if so what’s the most user friendly way of doing it?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fautomatic-category-menu-generation%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Thread Starter [drwelduk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drwelduk/)
 * (@drwelduk)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-category-menu-generation/#post-10002656)
 * I have seem to have managed to solve this issue by following the instructions
   at [https://phpsmashcode.com/tips-and-tricks/dynamically-populate-woocommerce-product-category-terms-wordpress-navigation-menu](https://phpsmashcode.com/tips-and-tricks/dynamically-populate-woocommerce-product-category-terms-wordpress-navigation-menu)
   by adding the quoted code sections to the functions.php file & changing the menu
   ID.
 *  Thread Starter [drwelduk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drwelduk/)
 * (@drwelduk)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-category-menu-generation/#post-10002710)
 * I take it back, it’s not working properly. One of the subcategories is showing
   up in the wrong parent category. Also on the category it’s supposed to be in 
   there is a flyout arrow for the submenu category “Contact tips” but nothing is
   displayed
 * Gas Equipment>Gas Torches>Contact Tips (Contact tips should not be there)
    MIG
   Welding>MIG Torches (where it should be and where the display no-show error is)
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 2 months ago by [drwelduk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drwelduk/).
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 2 months ago by [drwelduk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drwelduk/).
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 2 months ago by [drwelduk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drwelduk/).
 *  [smnsw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smnsw/)
 * (@smnsw)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-category-menu-generation/#post-10543376)
 * Hello there, did you find out a solution?
    -  This reply was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by [smnsw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smnsw/).

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 * 3 replies
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 * Last activity: [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-category-menu-generation/#post-10543376)
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