Title: Missing items in Appearance menu
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Missing items in Appearance menu

 *  [davy_yg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davy_yg/)
 * (@davy_yg)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-items-in-appearance-menu/)
 * Hi, after activating a custom themes, these menu are missing from Appearance:
 * 1. Menus
    2. Themes Options 3. Background 4. Header
 * My Menu Appearance only consisting of three items: Themes, Widgets and Editor.
 * How to restore the missing items ?
 * Is there anything to do with functions.php ?
 * functions.php
 *     ```
       <?php
   
       add_filter('get_comments_number', 'comment_count', 0);
       	function comment_count($count) {
       		if (! is_admin()){
       		global $id;
       		$comments_by_type = &seperate_comments(get_comments('status=approve&post_id=' .$id));
       		} else {
       		return $count;
       		}
       	}
   
       	remove_action('wp_head', 'rsd_link');
       	remove_action('wp_head', 'wlwmanifest_link');
       	remove_action('wp_head', 'feed_links_extra', 3);
   
       	function remove_generator() {
       		return '';
       	}
   
       	add_filter('the_generator', 'remove_generator');
   
       	function login_error_mess(){
       	return 'ERROR: Invalid username or password.';
       	}
   
       	add_filter('login_errors', 'login_error_mess');
       ```
   
 * Thanks.

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-items-in-appearance-menu/#post-2562667)
 * Is this only happening on one site of a Multisite?
 *  Thread Starter [davy_yg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davy_yg/)
 * (@davy_yg)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-items-in-appearance-menu/#post-2562670)
 * No, others also experience the same problem. But they don’t need to change the
   menu navigation background so I leave it that way, while this one I really need
   to change it’s background and I am looking for the Appearance Menu.
 * The default themes has complete appearance menu.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-items-in-appearance-menu/#post-2562673)
 * The fastest way to check would be to rename the functions.php in your child theme
   to functions.txt
 * I don’t see anythign that would do that, but it really depends on how the parent
   theme implemented it’s menus.
 *  Thread Starter [davy_yg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davy_yg/)
 * (@davy_yg)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-items-in-appearance-menu/#post-2562678)
 * I just try renaming the functions.php to functions.txt and it does not do anything
   to the appearance menu, it still remains **only** three items.
 * I wonder why Twenty Eleven theme has a complete appearance menu items ? If I 
   deactivate my custom theme and switch to Twenty Eleven theme, the appearance 
   menu restores to complete menu.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-items-in-appearance-menu/#post-2562682)
 * What theme is this?
 *  Thread Starter [davy_yg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davy_yg/)
 * (@davy_yg)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-items-in-appearance-menu/#post-2562684)
 * Well, the development concept is similar to:
 * [Chrisspooner.zip](http://www.masterlink.co.id/Chrisspooner.zip)
 * I am following his tutorial when I first learn how to build my own themes:
 * [Theme Tutorial](http://line25.com/tutorials/building-a-stylish-blog-design-layout-in-wordpress)
 * His theme also **only** shows 3 items in the appearance control panel.
 * This is a site that I am building right now: [Site](http://ocklaw.com/new/)
 * Unfortunately **only** shows 3 items in the appearance control panel. It gives
   a hard time in editing the menu background :).
 * Can you help me figure why ? The Chrisspooner theme is free and the basic codes
   are the same like mine.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-items-in-appearance-menu/#post-2562695)
 * The short answer is: This is a theme issue.
 * Something in the THEME is preventing the menus in the control panel. So you really
   should be testing this out on a non Multisite install (localhost) first before
   you push it live. Bet you would have see this then 🙂
 * Moving to the theme section for more traction.
 *  [Chip Bennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipbennett/)
 * (@chipbennett)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-items-in-appearance-menu/#post-2562698)
 * As [@ipstenu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) said: this is a THEME
   issue.
 * >  1. Menus
   >  2. Themes Options 3. Background 4. Header
 * All of these are _features_ that must be _enabled by the Theme_. The `functions.
   php` code you posted does not have anything related to enabling these features.
 * For navigation menus, you need to _register_ your nav menus, along with a defined`
   theme_location` for each one. e.g.:
 *     ```
       function mytheme_register_nav_menus() {
           register_nav_menus(
               'primary_navigation' => 'Primary Navigation',
               'footer_navigation' => 'Footer Navigation'
           );
       }
       add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'mytheme_register_nav_menus' );
       ```
   
 * For Custom Background and Custom Header, you simply need to add Theme support,
   e.g.:
 *     ```
       function mytheme_setup() {
           add_custom_background();
           add_custom_image_header();
       }
       add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'mytheme_setup' );
       ```
   
 * Theme options are probably out of scope for this support topic.
 *  Thread Starter [davy_yg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davy_yg/)
 * (@davy_yg)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-items-in-appearance-menu/#post-2562720)
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_DOUBLE_ARROW in C:\xampp\htdocs\wordpress\
   wp-content\themes\ocklaw\functions.php on line 35
 * Line35: ‘primary_navigation’ => ‘Primary Navigation’,
 * Do I need to change the naming from your codes ? If register the navigation then,
   will I be able to change the navigation through CMS or simply able to change 
   the navigation background through the appearance menu ?
 *  [Chip Bennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipbennett/)
 * (@chipbennett)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-items-in-appearance-menu/#post-2562721)
 * Sorry, wrote that a bit quickly. Forgot the containing array:
 *     ```
       function mytheme_register_nav_menus() {
           register_nav_menus(
               array(
                   'primary_navigation' => 'Primary Navigation',
                   'footer_navigation' => 'Footer Navigation'
               )
           );
       }
       add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'mytheme_register_nav_menus' );
       ```
   
 * I recommend reading the [Codex entry for `register_nav_menus()`](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/register_nav_menus).
 *  Thread Starter [davy_yg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davy_yg/)
 * (@davy_yg)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-items-in-appearance-menu/#post-2562722)
 * Warning: Missing argument 1 for add_custom_image_header(), called in C:\xampp\
   htdocs\wordpress\wp-content\themes\ocklaw\functions.php on line 47 and defined
   in C:\xampp\htdocs\wordpress\wp-includes\theme.php on line 1575
 * Warning: Missing argument 2 for add_custom_image_header(), called in C:\xampp\
   htdocs\wordpress\wp-content\themes\ocklaw\functions.php on line 47 and defined
   in C:\xampp\htdocs\wordpress\wp-includes\theme.php on line 1575
 *  [Chip Bennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipbennett/)
 * (@chipbennett)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-items-in-appearance-menu/#post-2562723)
 * Yes, you need to add valid callbacks to `add_custom_image_header()`.
 * Read the Codex. It is there to help you understand functions and template tags:
 * – [`add_custom_image_header()`](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_custom_image_header)
   –
   [`add_custom_background()`](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_custom_background)
 *  Thread Starter [davy_yg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davy_yg/)
 * (@davy_yg)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-items-in-appearance-menu/#post-2562726)
 * ok, i’m still trying to figure out how it works.
 * Meanwhile, if anyone can help me on [ this topic ](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-news?replies=3)
   would be great!
 *  Thread Starter [davy_yg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davy_yg/)
 * (@davy_yg)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-items-in-appearance-menu/#post-2562728)
 * Well, now the complete appearance menu appear:
 * [functions.php](http://pastebin.com/MBWXif4w)
 * Still lots of error when I try to change the header for instance. and also more
   importantly, I cannot change the menu item background. I would like a grey box
   with reverse gradient background on hover and press for each menu item. How to
   do that ? I can create the image, but how to integrate them to the navigation?
 * [web link](http://ocklaw.com/new/)
 * One more thing, why there is a blank space on the top after I edit the functions.
   php?
 *  [Chip Bennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipbennett/)
 * (@chipbennett)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-items-in-appearance-menu/#post-2562732)
 * > Still lots of error when I try to change the header for instance. and also 
   > more importantly, I cannot change the menu item background. I would like a 
   > grey box with reverse gradient background on hover and press for each menu 
   > item. How to do that ? I can create the image, but how to integrate them to
   > the navigation ?
   > web link
   > One more thing, why there is a blank space on the top after I edit the functions.
   > php?
 * These are separate questions from your OP. You should post a _new topic_ for 
   them.

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