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Categories Module

FW Food Menu tutorial for WordPress

The FWFM Categories Module displays a list or tree of your food menu categories as a navigation block. Embed it anywhere on your site using the [fwfm_mod_categories] shortcode or the dedicated WordPress widget.

What It Does

The module reads your published food menu categories and renders them as a linked navigation list. Subcategories appear nested under their parent category. When a visitor clicks a category, they are taken directly to that category section on your menu page. The current active category is highlighted based on the page URL.

Use Cases

  • Category sidebar navigation — place a vertical category list in a sidebar so guests can jump to any section of the menu without scrolling.
  • Mobile category picker — embed a compact category list above the menu content for quick, thumb-friendly filtering on small screens.

Embedding via Shortcode

Add the following shortcode to any page or post content area:

[fwfm_mod_categories]

You can pass parameters directly in the shortcode to control which categories appear and how the block is styled. For example:

[fwfm_mod_categories categories="12,15" module_class_suffix="my-nav"]

Embedding via Widget

To place the category list in a sidebar or widget area:

  1. Go to Appearance → Widgets in your WordPress admin.
  2. Locate the FWFM Categories widget.
  3. Drag it into your desired widget area.
  4. Configure the available options and save.

Parameters

Parameter Type Default Description
categories Multi-select / comma-separated IDs All Restrict the list to specific categories. Leave empty to show all published categories.
module_class_suffix Text A CSS class appended to the module wrapper element, useful for custom styling.

Notes

  • Only published categories are displayed.
  • Subcategories are nested visually beneath their parent category.
  • Clicking a category item navigates to the corresponding section on the menu page.

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