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$Id: webdezine_list_menu.php
****CREATED for use WITH WORDPRESS 2.1****
Version 1.0
2007/04/09

Webdezine - top notch design

http://www.webdezine.ca

Copyright (c) 2007 Webdezine

Released under the Fair License

Usage of the works is permitted provided that this instrument is retained with the works, so that any entity that uses the works is notified of this instrument.
DISCLAIMER: THE WORKS ARE WITHOUT WARRANTY.

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PURPOSE:
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This file creates an unordered list of menus
nested or not, within your Wordpress Blog.
It is limited to a depth of 3. (sorry, it didn't
need any more than that!)

e.g.
<ul>
  <li><a href="">LIST NAME
    <table>
      <tr>
        <td>
          <ul>
            <li><a href="">PARENT CAT
              <table>
                <tr>
                  <td>
                    <ul>
                      <li><a href="">CHILD CAT
                         <table>
                            <tr>
                              <td>
                                <ul>
                                  <li><a href="">SUB-CHILD CAT</a></li>
                                </ul>
                              </td>
                            </tr>
                         </table>
                      </li>
                    </ul>
                  </td>
                </tr>
              </table>
            </li>
          </ul>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
  </li>
</ul>

Why the tag soup?  To make it compitable with IE of course!
Works in the older IEs and IE7 as well as FF and the like.

CSS class variables are only available for link (<a>) tags
NOT for <ul> or <li> tags.  This is another IE consideration.
Firefox hovers anything...IE6..NOT!

USAGE:
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STEP 1:
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in your header.php file insert this:
<?
require 'webdezine_list_menu.php';
?>
(we are 'requiring" it because what is a website without a menu??)

STEP 2:
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place the calls to the functions anywhere you would like within your template , in any order you wish:

<div class="menucont">
<div class="topmenu">
<?php
webdezine_list_pages("$top_name_display","$head_name_class", "$sub_parent_link_class");
webdezine_list_cats("$top_name_display","$head_name_class", "$sub_parent_link_class","$display_post_count", "$bobrace", "$eobrace");
webdezine_list_archives("$top_name_display", "$head_name_class","$type", "$limit", "$show_posts", "$bobrace", "$eobrace");
webdezine_list_meta("$top_name_display", "$head_name_class", "$sub_parent_link_class");
 ?>
</div>
</div>

Be sure to include the <div>'s if you want to use the css included in this package

STEP 3:
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Define the variables by replacing the variables with the info you want for your menu
like so:
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webdezine_list_cats("Categories","topmenu1","drop",0,"[", "]");
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where
$top_name_display = the name at the top of the list
$head_name_class = the css class name of the parent link (a parent id of '0')
$sub_parent_link_class = the css class name of the sub category links
$display_post_count = 1 to display the #of posts in the category or archive and 0 not to display them.
$bobrace = the character to include before the post count
$eobrace = the character to include after the post count

**NOTE: all variables in all menus have default values, so it is acceptable to simply call a function like this:

<?php
webdezine_list_cats();
?>

STEP 4:
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upload webdezine_list_menu.php to your template
Directory i.e. /home/YOUR USER/public_html/wp_content/themes/YOUR THEME/
add the css for the menu
upload the file you included the function in and

VOILA!  Your done

One more thing... if you have your cache enabled, the queries run will be cached for the default expiration.
Enabling your cache will not only speed up your site but
the results may be called in other pages as desired with a call such as:

<?php
$muchos_categories = get_ca_ts ();
foreach ( $muchos_categories as $many_categories){
echo  $many_categories->cat_name;
}
?>

Which will print out a list of all the category names included in the query (all of them in this case)

Any questions or comments can be directed to the relevent post located at www.tenterhooks.mbmontessori.com

Enjoy!  Sheri
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