bp_nav_menu_get_item_url( string $slug )

Get the URL for a BuddyPress WP nav menu item, based on slug.

Description

BuddyPress-specific WP nav menu items have dynamically generated URLs, based on the identity of the current user. This function lets you fetch the proper URL for a given nav item slug (such as ‘login’ or ‘messages’).

Parameters

$slug: (Required) The slug of the nav item: login, register, or one of the slugs from the members navigation.

Return

(string) $nav_item_url The URL generated for the current user.

Source

File: bp-core/bp-core-functions.php

function bp_nav_menu_get_item_url( $slug ) {
	$nav_item_url   = '';
	$nav_menu_items = bp_nav_menu_get_loggedin_pages();

	if ( isset( $nav_menu_items[ $slug ] ) ) {
		$nav_item_url = $nav_menu_items[ $slug ]->guid;
	}

	return $nav_item_url;
}

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Changelog

Changelog
Version	Description
BuddyPress 1.9.0	Introduced.

Uses

Uses
Uses	Description
bp-core/bp-core-functions.php: bp_nav_menu_get_loggedin_pages()	Create fake “post” objects for BP’s logged-in nav menu for use in the WordPress “Menus” settings page.

Used By
Used By	Description
bp-core/bp-core-filters.php: bp_setup_nav_menu_item()	Add BuddyPress-specific items to the wp_nav_menu.

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