Title: Black Studio Touch Dropdown Menu Author: Black Studio Published: Septanm 3, 2012 Last modified: Jiyè 1, 2022 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu/assets/banner-772x250.png? rev=2627612) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu/assets/icon.svg?rev=2627612) # Black Studio Touch Dropdown Menu By [Black Studio](https://profiles.wordpress.org/black-studio/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu.1.0.2.zip) * [Details](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu/#description) * [Reviews](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu/#reviews) * [Installation](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu/#installation) * [Development](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu/) ## Description Navigation dropdown menus are widely used, especially on sites with lots of pages and/or categories, as they allow to navigate directly to almost every page of the site, with no need to navigate through all the intermediate pages in the hierarchy. Unfortunately dropdown menus do not work well with mobile / touch devices, because the “mouseover” event is not handled, so when the user click a top level menu, the browser follows the link instead of opening the dropdown menu. This plugin is a solution for that situation. On touch devices, the first click / tap on a top level menu (or, in general on any menu with children) only expands the nested dropdown menu, while the second one brings to the link. This is the same behavior natively adopted by iPad / iPhone starting from iOS version 5, so this plugin is intended to work with previous versions of iOS and with other mobile platforms that do not have such native behavior (Android, Windows, etc). #### Links * [Black Studio web site](https://www.blackstudio.it/en/) * [Plugin’s web page](https://www.blackstudio.it/en/wordpress-plugins/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu/) * [Support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu) * Follow us on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/blackstudioita), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/blackstudiocomunicazione), [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/black-studio) and [GitHub](https://github.com/black-studio) #### Get involved * Developers can contribute to the source code on our [GitHub repository](https://github.com/black-studio/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu). * Users can contribute by leaving a 5 stars [review](https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu#postform) or making a [donation](https://www.blackstudio.it/en/wordpress-plugins/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu/). #### Credits This plugin was inspired by the article [“Make CSS drop-down menus work on touch devices”](https://snippets.webaware.com.au/snippets/make-css-drop-down-menus-work-on-touch-devices/) written by Ross McKay, although it uses a totally different javascript code. ## Installation This section describes how to install and use the plugin. 1. Install automatically through the `Plugins` menu and `Add New` button (or upload the entire `black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory) 2. Activate the plugin 3. This plugin has no options, it only modifies the behavior of navigation dropdown menus, by including a javascript file on the frontend of your site ## FAQ ### How to customize the plugin’s behavior By default the plugin applies its behavior to all hyperlinks that are direct children of nested unordered list. This is corresponding to the following jQuery selector:` li:has(ul) > a`, which is very generic and should fit with almost every theme. In some case the use of this generic selector may cause unexpected behaviors on nested unordered lists that are not navigation menus and do not have any dropdown effect applied. To workaround this, the plugin provides the filter `black_studio_touch_dropdown_menu_selector`, that allows advanced users to customize the selector to use. Example (based on Twenty Eleven theme markup): ``` add_filter( 'black_studio_touch_dropdown_menu_selector', 'my_custom_selector' ); function my_custom_selector( $selector ) { return 'nav li:has(ul) > a'; } ``` ### Forcing plugin’s behavior on iOS The plugin behavior is intentionally disabled on Apple devices with iOS version 5 or later, as it should be provided natively by the devices. Anyway, if you want to force the application even on these devices, there’s a filter hook for that. You may use the following snippet: ``` add_filter( 'black_studio_touch_dropdown_menu_force_ios5', 'my_force_ios5' ); function my_force_ios5( $force ) { return true; } ``` ### Troubleshooting If you think the plugin doesn’t work as expected. please post a message in the [Support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu), providing the following information: * Description of the problem and steps to reproduce it * Error messages if any (especially in the browser javascript console) * Browser / OS / Device in use * WordPress version in use * WordPress theme in use * List of other WordPress plugins installed ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5e67cfe1860f29d3a3ad8a16cb145c55e707706ba2e2588b5ce641b6bd7eb75e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great and helpful Plugin!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-and-helpful-plugin-5/)󠁿 [felix76](https://profiles.wordpress.org/felix76/) fevriye 2, 2019 Just install and activate it, and on my twentytwelve child theme the menu is working again on tablets. But for smart phones I use in addition the plugin WP Responsive Menu. This way the old twentytwelve theme is fine again on smart phones, tablets and desktop. Thanks! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f589a5f322f5564e1c1ccf9382a21bccb6695958014ba5687794b3cdeef56707? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-9971/)󠁿 [martin68t](https://profiles.wordpress.org/martin68t/) Septanm 3, 2016 Easy to install. Seems to solve the menu issues when using a tablet and the Hueman theme. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8bb8baff360aac8934ecb37df2b56b82375112a66b7aa20f013abb202ec3b797? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Worked Perfect](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/worked-perfect-3/)󠁿 [eyebuzz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/eyebuzz/) Septanm 3, 2016 Easy to install – and that was it – no settings to play work and worked right away. My issues was both mega menu and drop down menu not working on mobile (opening the link instead of the next level of navigation). Worked fantastic! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/269137198aecb27e9025de71538c5d94d4b4e27eb7b7b07898f8b06a61b18937? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[works with Spacious theme](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-with-spacious-theme/)󠁿 [createscape](https://profiles.wordpress.org/createscape/) Septanm 3, 2016 Works well with the Spacious Wordpress theme. Tested on android and IOS tablets ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ae02d1c520b0359251b1154efb378ee831fdf961a83235857e7b5d9be564e203? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very useful!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-useful-786/)󠁿 [rytisg](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rytisg/) Septanm 3, 2016 Works like a charm! Now I won’t be losing my mobile customers. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6aea495780e2fccfca8aef52dcd8e6a753544a4cb7e3453fbbead0bd4b1a8ebd? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Doesn't work at all](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-at-all-117/)󠁿 [jandreasen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jandreasen/) fevriye 7, 2017 Not working for me at all. I’m using s Samsung Galaxy S4 and tried it with both the stock browser and Chrome. Doesn’t do anything when I click on the top-level menu item — I expect a dropdown to appear. If I click a second time, it takes me to the top-level page. I never see the second-level menu items. It would be nice if a developer would actually visit the support forum, but since it’s been months, I thought I’d post here. [ link redacted, please do not post links in the reviews section ] [ Read all 22 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Black Studio Touch Dropdown Menu” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Black Studio ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/black-studio/) * [ Marco Chiesi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/marcochiesi/) * [ Francesco Canovi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thedarkmist/) [Translate “Black Studio Touch Dropdown Menu” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.2 (2022-07-01) * Maintenance release #### 1.0.1 (2017-11-28) * Maintenance release to avoid the plugin being marked as not up to date * Updated documentation #### 1.0.0 (2015-11-20) * Total refactoring of plugin’s source code * Added project to [GitHub](https://github.com/black-studio/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu) * Improved code quality and security thanks to [Scrutinizer](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/black-studio/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu/) service * Improved development workflow thanks to [Grunt](https://gruntjs.com/) #### 0.3 (2014-08-02) * Added support for Internet Explorer 10+ on Windows 8 touch devices * Fixed weird chars in js file * Integration with WordPress SCRIPT_DEBUG constant for javascript debugging purposes * Enhanced plugin internal version handling #### 0.2 (2012-09-05) * General code optimization (thanks to Ross McKay for the useful suggestions) * Javascript minified #### 0.1 (2012-09-04) * First beta release ## Meta * Version **1.0.2** * Last updated **4 years ago** * Active installations **1,000+** * WordPress version ** 3.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.0.11** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu/) * Tags * [dropdown](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dropdown/)[menu](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/menu/) [mobile](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/mobile/)[touch](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/touch/) * [Advanced View](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.2 out of 5 stars. * [ 16 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 2 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 4 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/black-studio-touch-dropdown-menu/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Black Studio ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/black-studio/) * [ Marco Chiesi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/marcochiesi/) * [ Francesco Canovi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thedarkmist/) ## Support Got something to say? 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