Title: Menu Drop Downs (Do We Need Javascript?) Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Menu Drop Downs (Do We Need Javascript?) * [matthe21](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matthe21/) * (@matthe21) * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-drop-downs-do-we-need-javascript/) * So, I’ve watched a video about menus, and I see that in the video, a drop-down appears when category pages were nested inside pages. Yet when I do that, I don’t get a drop down. * Is there some extra code, such as js, that he added that I didn’t? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 23 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-drop-downs-do-we-need-javascript/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-drop-downs-do-we-need-javascript/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-drop-downs-do-we-need-javascript/#post-3805356) * A standard WordPress sub-menu only needs this CSS: * ``` ul ul { display: none; } li:hover ul { display: block; } ``` * To behave like a drop-down menu. * Thread Starter [matthe21](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matthe21/) * (@matthe21) * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-drop-downs-do-we-need-javascript/#post-3805357) * Thanks for the quick response. Do I add that straight into my style.CSS? * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-drop-downs-do-we-need-javascript/#post-3805358) * Are you creating your own theme? * Thread Starter [matthe21](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matthe21/) * (@matthe21) * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-drop-downs-do-we-need-javascript/#post-3805359) * I’m converting a static page I created onto the site, yes. * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-drop-downs-do-we-need-javascript/#post-3805360) * Is the theme your own creation? * Thread Starter [matthe21](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matthe21/) * (@matthe21) * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-drop-downs-do-we-need-javascript/#post-3805361) * I’m not sure I follow. I’m not adding a new “theme,” I’m just converting code and FTP’ing pages I created. * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-drop-downs-do-we-need-javascript/#post-3805362) * Okay, I can’t answer, “Do I add that straight into my style.CSS?” accurately then. * Thread Starter [matthe21](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matthe21/) * (@matthe21) * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-drop-downs-do-we-need-javascript/#post-3805363) * Why not? * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-drop-downs-do-we-need-javascript/#post-3805364) * Can’t be bothered explaining. * Thread Starter [matthe21](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matthe21/) * (@matthe21) * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-drop-downs-do-we-need-javascript/#post-3805365) * Wonderful. * Thread Starter [matthe21](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matthe21/) * (@matthe21) * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-drop-downs-do-we-need-javascript/#post-3805367) * How do I complain about moderator assistance? * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-drop-downs-do-we-need-javascript/#post-3805412) * > I’m not adding a new “theme,” I’m just converting code and FTP’ing pages I > created. * You can’t use WordPress without a theme – do you have one installed/active? Or where are you putting those pages? * Thread Starter [matthe21](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matthe21/) * (@matthe21) * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-drop-downs-do-we-need-javascript/#post-3805426) * blank theme i guess? i’m pulling everything from my php files. i’m not sure how to answer this the way you want… * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-drop-downs-do-we-need-javascript/#post-3805430) * Sorry, I’m not trying to be clueless, I’m just trying to get a picture of what you are doing. Do you have WordPress installed and working? Can you post a link to your site? * Thread Starter [matthe21](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matthe21/) * (@matthe21) * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-drop-downs-do-we-need-javascript/#post-3805434) * Here: I have about 5,000 other questions on how to make this not look terrible, but lets tackle this first: _[Non-GPL link moderated]_ * I have about 10 story posts, and i want them to drop down from the “stories” category. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 23 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-drop-downs-do-we-need-javascript/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-drop-downs-do-we-need-javascript/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Menu Drop Downs (Do We Need Javascript?)’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [drop-down](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/drop-down/) * 23 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [matthe21](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matthe21/) * Last activity: [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-drop-downs-do-we-need-javascript/page/2/#post-3805459) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics