WooCommerce: Add WP Menu to WC Pages via PHP

It’s pretty easy to add another custom menu to your WooCommerce pages via PHP. For example, you might want to add a list of Product Category links, and manage this through the default “Appearance > Menu” in the WordPress dashboard.

WP Dashboard > Appearance > Menu: create a new menu

Create a new menu called “Categories” and add the product categories you wish to it.

PHP Snippet: Add WP menu to WooCommerce pages

/**
 * @snippet       Add WP menu to WooCommerce pages
 * @how-to        Get CustomizeWoo.com FREE
 * @sourcecode    https://businessbloomer.com/?p=22012
 * @author        Rodolfo Melogli
 * @testedwith    WooCommerce 2.5.2
 */

add_action( 'woocommerce_before_main_content', 'bbloomer_echo_categories_menu' );

function bbloomer_echo_categories_menu() {
wp_nav_menu( array( 'menu' => 'categories', 'container_id' => 'nav_menu-2' ) );
}

Where to add custom code?

You should place custom PHP in functions.php and custom CSS in style.css of your child theme: where to place WooCommerce customization?

This code still works, unless you report otherwise. To exclude conflicts, temporarily switch to the Storefront theme, disable all plugins except WooCommerce, and test the snippet again: WooCommerce troubleshooting 101

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Rodolfo Melogli

Business Bloomer Founder

Author, WooCommerce expert and WordCamp speaker, Rodolfo has worked as an independent WooCommerce freelancer since 2011. His goal is to help entrepreneurs and developers overcome their WooCommerce nightmares. Rodolfo loves travelling, chasing tennis & soccer balls and, of course, wood fired oven pizza. Follow @rmelogli