Title: menu not working Last modified: November 7, 2016 --- # menu not working * Resolved [islander1982](https://wordpress.org/support/users/islander1982/) * (@islander1982) * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-not-working-27/) * after installing the menu follow the instruction it is not working or showing on my site Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * Plugin Contributor [responsivemenu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/responsivemenu/) * (@responsivemenu) * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-not-working-27/#post-8405227) * Hi there, * You haven’t provided me with your site address, please provide so I can see. * All the best * Thread Starter [islander1982](https://wordpress.org/support/users/islander1982/) * (@islander1982) * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-not-working-27/#post-8406902) * ok my site is my site, a new theme i have designed :[http://www.goodandfreshseafood.com/](http://www.goodandfreshseafood.com/) * plugin activated configured, still no luck * regards, * Paul * Plugin Contributor [responsivemenu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/responsivemenu/) * (@responsivemenu) * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-not-working-27/#post-8406948) * Hi Paul, * The site you have provided doesn’t seem to be built correctly, in terms of following WordPress recommendations for theme building. * Can you check for me if the wp_head() and wp_footer() calls are in the header. php and footer.php files respectively. * Also, there are no classes on the body element so it seems that, as I said the theme hasn’t been built correctly and as such you will likely need to speak to the theme developer about how to make their theme compatible. * All the best * Thread Starter [islander1982](https://wordpress.org/support/users/islander1982/) * (@islander1982) * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-not-working-27/#post-8406984) * thank you , i build the theme , following a tutorial online , maybe if you can point out what are the minimum requirement for the plugin to work! * in the meanwhile i will have a look at the theme again and try add what is missing * Plugin Contributor [responsivemenu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/responsivemenu/) * (@responsivemenu) * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-not-working-27/#post-8407037) * Hey there, * You definitely need to go through the following pages: * [https://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development](https://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development) [https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/getting-started/](https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/getting-started/) * There’s quite a lot you need to include to have it fully compatible but mainly you are missing the `body_class()` function in the `body` element, the `wp_head()` call in the header.php file and the `wp_footer()` call in the footer.php file. * Good luck with your development! * Thread Starter [islander1982](https://wordpress.org/support/users/islander1982/) * (@islander1982) * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-not-working-27/#post-8407093) * i have add the body class now it only shows : [responsive_menu] * wp_head and wp_footer already was in the header.php and footer.php - This reply was modified 9 years, 6 months ago by [islander1982](https://wordpress.org/support/users/islander1982/). * Plugin Contributor [responsivemenu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/responsivemenu/) * (@responsivemenu) * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-not-working-27/#post-8407129) * Hi there, * I can see the menu working on your site now, please resize your browser down until you hit the breakpoint width. * All the best * Thread Starter [islander1982](https://wordpress.org/support/users/islander1982/) * (@islander1982) * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-not-working-27/#post-8407177) * thank you , yeh you are right , but when is it enlarge why not display the full menu or is the menu ?? and it only show : [responsive_menu] * Plugin Contributor [responsivemenu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/responsivemenu/) * (@responsivemenu) * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-not-working-27/#post-8407276) * Hi there, * I’m not sure what you mean, the free version doesn’t display the main menu – it only works at creating a responsive menu. * If you want it to show on all page widths then you can increase the Breakpoint option (something like 80,000 should do it). * Also, you have added the text [responsive_menu] yourself in your page, that is not added by my plugin. * All the best Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) The topic ‘menu not working’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/responsive-menu/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1782326) * [Responsive Menu - Create Mobile-Friendly Menu](https://wordpress.org/plugins/responsive-menu/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/responsive-menu/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/responsive-menu/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/responsive-menu/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/responsive-menu/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/responsive-menu/reviews/) * 9 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [responsivemenu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/responsivemenu/) * Last activity: [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-not-working-27/#post-8407276) * Status: resolved