Recently Added Features:
Updated isViewingInEditor function to use \FLBuilderModel::is_builder_active() instead of checking the request URI for improved Beaver Builder editor detection.
Modified plugin behavior upon license expiration.
Performance improvement: Reduce requests to the server for checking active licenses.
Added license status reset button to help with license activation issues.
Fixed PHP "Undefined array key "path" warning.
Compatibility:
We recommend a minimum of PHP 7.4 and up.
Support
If you contact me for support, there are a few things I am going to ask you to try. So you can save us both some time if you can try these before contacting me.
Common Issue: Trouble with License Activation
License Key keeps saying it's expired: Sometimes the database does not update the new expiration date as it should, so it keeps showing a message. Before contacting us for help, please try the steps below first.
- Go to Mega Menu Settings page
- Click On 'Deactivate License' Button
- Remove Key from input field. (Copy the key somewhere before removing)
- Click the 'Save Changes' button.
- Paste the key to the input field.
- Click the 'Save Changes' button.
- Click the 'Activate License' button.
Common Issue: Rows do not display the same in mega menu as they do when you build them
Very often people report that modules within their saved rows do not display the same as a mega menu as they did while building the row. This is common and is due to Beaver Builder's very strong internal caching.
Two methods for correcting this:
- Most common and safest fix: Clear the Beaver Builder cache by going to Settings > Beaver Builder > Tools and click the "Clear Cache" button.
If you have another caching plugin running on the site you should clear that as well, and the same goes for server caching. (if you do have multiple caches running, I recommend going through and clearing each one in turn, then clear them all again)
- If clearing the cache does not work, try turning on Render CSS/JS Assets Inline. Go to Settings > Beaver Builder > Advanced > Front End > Render CSS/JS Assets Inline.
Known Issues
Here is a list of issues or conflicts that have been reported and recommended fixes/workarounds
Process for debugging general Issues with appearance or other things:
If at any point in the below steps you find that it starts working again, stop there. You now know that the culprit was one of the things you just changed or deactivated.
- First, check the known issues list above.
- Try switching the modules in your mega menus to only use basic Beaver Builder modules (image, text, icon, button, etc). Some advanced modules like tabs, posts, or certain UABB addon modules may not behave normally when placed in a mega menu.
- Have you cleared ALL caches? Both the Beaver Builder cache (Settings > Beaver Builder > Tools), and you should also completely disable any other caching plugins, and also try to turn it off (or at least flushing it) at the server level. Cached scripts and styles can frequently cause problems.
- Next, do a conflict test. This is hugely helpful in determining what is causing your issue. You need to deactivate all plugins except for Beaver Builder, Beaver Themer, and BB Mega Menu. All other plugins should be disabled. (we assume you are using Beaver Builder theme along with Beaver Themer.) Still have the issue?
- Next step, keep everything disabled, but disable Beaver Themer too. Switch to one of the stock WordPress themes (so, deactivate the Beaver Builder theme too) Now, place your mega menu module in the content area of a new, blank test page. So at this point you should be running one of the stock WordPress themes, and the only plugins running are Beaver Builder and BB Mega Menu, and you are on a new blank page that only contains your mega menu module and no other modules. Still have the issue?
- Okay now re-activate Beaver Themer and the Beaver Builder theme since that probably was not the problem. At this point if you have done all of the above and still have the problem, please contact me.
If at any point in the above steps you find that it starts working again, stop there. You now know that the culprit was one of the things you just changed or deactivated.
What you should do once you reach this point (where the mega menu works as expected), is to start slowly adding things back in one at a time until you figure out which exact variable causes it to break. Once you know this, you can try to find a workaround.
== Changelog ==
= 1.4.11 - 12/04/2024 =
* Updated isViewingInEditor function to use \FLBuilderModel::is_builder_active() instead of checking the request URI for improved Beaver Builder editor detection.
= 1.4.10 - 11/28/2024 =
* Modified plugin behavior upon license expiration.
= 1.4.9 - 04/10/2024 =
* Performance improvement: Reduce requests to the server for checking active licenses.
= 1.4.8 - 12/13/2023 =
* Added license status reset button to help with license activation issues.
* Fixed PHP "Undefined array key "path" warning.
= 1.4.7 - 11/28/2023 =
* Added rel="nofollow" to top-level mega menu trigger items that are not active links
= 1.4.6 - 4/27/2023 =
* Fixed the dropdown menu visibility issue that occurred when hovering over the menu for the second time.
= 1.4.5 - 4/22/2023 =
* Added the option to trigger mega menu on click instead of hover
= 1.4.4 - 3/9/2023 =
* Added max-width attribute to mega menu settings. This setting will make the mega menu disappear when the user rolls their mouse off of it to the left or right, in addition to the top and bottom. Useful for when you have clickable elements just below the mega menu. Leave blank for default behavior of only disappearing when user rolls off top or bottom.
= 1.4.3 - 1/19/2023 =
* Improved the code and fixed compatibility issue with other plugins
= 1.4.2 -12/15/2022 =
* Fixed issue with mobile menu not working properly
* Fix minor issue for PHP 8.0 compatibility
* Adds support for adding custom class to top-level menu items
= 1.4.1.1 - 10/17/2022 =
* fixed enclosing folder name mismatch
= 1.4.1 - 10/17/2022 =
* fixed lifetime license not properly being recognized as valid license
* fixed version numbers not being updated correctly on site
= 1.4 =
* includes a 30 day grace period for expired license before plugin stops working
= 1.3 =
* partial refactor of code
* Adds support for adding top-level menu items able to be their own link on dropdown menus
* Fix rel nofollow property on links
* add default top level item padding on medium screens
* fix minor issue for PHP 7.4 compatibility
* PHP 8 compatibility
= 1.2 =
* Adds support for adding top-level menu items able to be their own link
* Improves tablet/mobile top links to be touch-friendly
= 1.1 =
* Adds support for adding `current-menu-item` to the current menu link.
* Improves rendering for saved rows containing modules that use JavaScript for positioning.
= 1.0.5 =
* Fixes a compatibility issue between other plugins using common names to generate cryptographic nonces.
= 1.0.4 =
* Fixes an issue where updating the plugin on a site using a transient object cache would result in an error.
= 1.0.3 =
* Fixes a compatibility issue between other plugins using EDD.
= 1.0.2 =
* Improves clarity of error message when attempting to activate plugin on unsupported versions of PHP.
= 1.0.1 =
* Fixes an issue where animations bound to the window didn't trigger after page load.
= 1.0 =
* Initial release.
Handy tip:
Want your mega menu to look connected to the top-level item that triggered it? Here's some CSS you can use to create a little arrow that connects the two. Feel free to change as you need.
/* little arrow connecting mega menu to trigger item */
ul.brex-mega-menu .mega-menu-saved-row-a {position:relative;}
ul.brex-mega-menu .mega-menu-saved-row-a:hover:after {content:"";
width: 0;
height: 0;
border-left: 8px solid transparent;
border-right: 8px solid transparent;
border-bottom: 8px solid white;
position:absolute; left:40%; bottom:-2px;
}
We are available for customization help!
If you have a particular customization that you are trying to achieve on your site, or just need general help with our plugin (or even just your site in general), we are available for hire!
Our rate is $110/hr and we ask for a prepayment of one hour. If we don't use the whole thing, we'll refund the unused portion (or if we need more time, we will stop and wait for your approval before continuing).