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How to Create a Swiper Menu for Mobile in WordPress?

Key Takeaways

  • Nexter Blocks Navigation Menu block adds a swiper menu for the mobile menu in WordPress, and the post says it can improve user experience on smaller screens.
  • Responsive Mobile Menu toggle in the Mobile Menu tab enables the mobile menu, and Open Mobile Menu(Screen Width) sets the minimum width for it.
  • Swiper menu setup uses the Navigation Bar tab to choose Type, Layout, and menu, then Menu Type is set to Swiper; Manual Menu shows Standard and Custom options, while WordPress Menu shows only Standard.
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A swiper menu shows all main links in a row that visitors swipe sideways, so the menu is always visible on phones.

The Navigation Menu block in Nexter Blocks Pro has a Swiper mobile menu type.

For every Navigation Menu setting in one place, see the Navigation Menu block guide.

Before You Start

  • Edition: Pro — The Swiper mobile menu needs Nexter Blocks Pro.
  • Block to enable: Navigation Menu, switched on under Nexter > Blocks in your WordPress dashboard.

Steps

  1. Add the Navigation Menu block to your header template and set up the menu.
  1. Open Mobile Menu, turn on Responsive Mobile Menu and set Open Mobile Menu (Screen Width).
  1. Choose Custom or Standard under Mobile Menu, then set Menu Type to Swiper.
Menu Type set to Swiper in the Mobile Menu panel
  1. Set Navigation Alignment and save.
A mobile menu shown as a swipeable row of links

How It Behaves

  • Below the chosen width, the menu becomes a single row of links that scrolls sideways with a swipe.
  • There is no hamburger button; the links are always visible.

Limitations

  • Pro only. Without Pro the swiper script is missing and the row does not swipe.
  • Dropdown sub-items are not shown in the swipe row. Keep swiper menus to top-level links.

Troubleshooting

The row does not swipe

Check that Nexter Blocks Pro is active and clear any page cache.

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