Wordpress custom navigation with dropdown menu - css

I'm using wordpress 3.2.1 and worked on the wp_nav_menu to get a customized "Top navigation menu" that looks like this:
<ul id="nav-list">
<li>HOME</li>
<li>THE ASSOCIATION</li>
<ul class="sub-menu">
<li>
<a>WHO WE ARE</a>
</li>
</ul>
<li>CONTACTS</li>
<li>PRODUCTS</li>
<ul class="sub-menu">
<li>
<a>SHOES</a>
</li>
<li>
<a>UMBRELLAS</a>
</li>
</ul>
</ul>
the css I have for the menu is:
#nav-list{
float:left;
margin-left:290px;
}
#nav-list li
{
display:inline ;
padding:4px 18px 4px 0 ;
}
.sub-menu
{
float:left;
display:none;
}
ul#nav-list li:hover ul.sub-menu
{
background:red;
position:absolute;
top:20px;
z-index:9999;
display: block;
}
The sub-menus are by default hidden but they display on their parent's hover.Everything works fine but on the parent's hover the sub-menu is absolutely posiitoned with left=0 and I want it to be right under the parent button!How can I achieve that?
thanks
Luca


just set the parent li's position to relative; #nav-list li{position:relative}
i did it up on jsfiddle for ya, fyi i took out the margin-left on the #nav-list just so its more clear.
http://jsfiddle.net/jalbertbowdenii/deVYx/

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I have constructed a three-level dropdown using CSS. It works until I add this to the CSS:
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<ul class="nav feelings">
<li class="feelings" id="feelings"> FEELINGS
<ul>
<li>AFRAID
<ul>
<li>apprehensive</li>
<li>dread</li>
<li>foreboding</li>
<li>frightened</li>
<li>mistrustful</li>
<li>panicked</li>
<li>petrified</li>
<li>scared</li>
<li>suspicious</li>
<li>terrified</li>
<li>wary</li>
<li>worried</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>ANNOYED
<ul>
<li>aggravated</li>
<li>dismayed</li>
<li>disgruntled</li>
<li>displeased</li>
<li>exasperated</li>
<li>frustrated</li>
<li>impatient</li>
<li>irritated</li>
<li>irked</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>ANGRY
<ul>
<li>enraged</li>
<li>furious</li>
<li>incensed</li>
<li>indignant</li>
<li>irate</li>
<li>livid</li>
<li>outraged</li>
<li>resentful</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>AVERSION
<ul>
<li>animosity</li>
<li>appalled</li>
<li>contempt</li>
<li>disgusted</li>
<li>dislike</li>
<li>hate</li>
<li>horrified</li>
<li>hostile</li>
<li>repulsed</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>CONFUSED
<ul>
<li>ambivalent</li>
<li>baffled</li>
<li>bewildered</li>
<li>dazed</li>
<li>hesitant</li>
<li>lost</li>
<li>mystified</li>
<li>perplexed</li>
<li>puzzled</li>
<li>torn</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>DISCONNECTED
<ul>
<li>alienated</li>
<li>aloof</li>
<li>apathetic</li>
<li>bored</li>
<li>cold</li>
<li>detached</li>
<li>distant</li>
<li>distracted</li>
<li>indifferent</li>
<li>numb</li>
<li>removed</li>
<li>uninterested</li>
<li>withdrawn</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>DISQUIET
<ul>
<li>agitated</li>
<li>alarmed</li>
<li>discombobulated</li>
<li>disconcerted</li>
<li>disturbed</li>
<li>perturbed</li>
<li>rattled</li>
<li>restless</li>
<li>shocked</li>
<li>startled</li>
<li>surprised</li>
<li>troubled</li>
<li>turbulent</li>
<li>turmoil</li>
<li>uncomfortable</li>
<li>uneasy</li>
<li>unnerved</li>
<li>unsettled</li>
<li>upset</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>EMBARRASSED
<ul>
<li>ashamed</li>
<li>chagrined</li>
<li>flustered</li>
<li>guilty</li>
<li>mortified</li>
<li>self-conscious</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>FATIGUE
<ul>
<li>beat</li>
<li>burnt out</li>
<li>depleted</li>
<li>exhausted</li>
<li>lethargic</li>
<li>listless</li>
<li>sleepy</li>
<li>tired</li>
<li>weary</li>
<li>worn out</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>PAIN
<ul>
<li>agony</li>
<li>anguished</li>
<li>bereaved</li>
<li>devastated</li>
<li>grief</li>
<li>heartbroken</li>
<li>hurt</li>
<li>lonely</li>
<li>miserable</li>
<li>regretful</li>
<li>remorseful</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>SAD
<ul>
<li>depressed</li>
<li>dejected</li>
<li>despair</li>
<li>despondent</li>
<li>disappointed</li>
<li>discouraged</li>
<li>disheartened</li>
<li>forlorn</li>
<li>gloomy</li>
<li>heavy hearted</li>
<li>hopeless</li>
<li>melancholy</li>
<li>unhappy</li>
<li>wretched</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>TENSE
<ul>
<li>anxious</li>
<li>cranky</li>
<li>distressed</li>
<li>distraught</li>
<li>edgy</li>
<li>fidgety</li>
<li>frazzled</li>
<li>irritable</li>
<li>jittery</li>
<li>nervous</li>
<li>overwhelmed</li>
<li>restless</li>
<li>stressed out</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>VULNERABLE
<ul>
<li>fragile</li>
<li>guarded</li>
<li>helpless</li>
<li>insecure</li>
<li>leery</li>
<li>reserved</li>
<li>sensitive</li>
<li>shaky</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>YEARNING
<ul>
<li>envious</li>
<li>jealous</li>
<li>longing</li>
<li>nostalgic</li>
<li>pining</li>
<li>wistful</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="needs">
<ul class="nav needs">
<li class="feelings" id="needs"> NEEDS
<ul>
<li>AFRAID
<ul>
<li>apprehensive</li>
<li>dread</li>
<li>foreboding</li>
<li>frightened</li>
<li>mistrustful</li>
<li>panicked</li>
<li>petrified</li>
<li>scared</li>
<li>suspicious</li>
<li>terrified</li>
<li>wary</li>
<li>worried</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>ANNOYED
<ul>
<li>aggravated</li>
<li>dismayed</li>
<li>disgruntled</li>
<li>displeased</li>
<li>exasperated</li>
<li>frustrated</li>
<li>impatient</li>
<li>irritated</li>
<li>irked</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>ANGRY
<ul>
<li>enraged</li>
<li>furious</li>
<li>incensed</li>
<li>indignant</li>
<li>irate</li>
<li>livid</li>
<li>outraged</li>
<li>resentful</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>AVERSION
<ul>
<li>animosity</li>
<li>appalled</li>
<li>contempt</li>
<li>disgusted</li>
<li>dislike</li>
<li>hate</li>
<li>horrified</li>
<li>hostile</li>
<li>repulsed</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>CONFUSED
<ul>
<li>ambivalent</li>
<li>baffled</li>
<li>bewildered</li>
<li>dazed</li>
<li>hesitant</li>
<li>lost</li>
<li>mystified</li>
<li>perplexed</li>
<li>puzzled</li>
<li>torn</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>DISCONNECTED
<ul>
<li>alienated</li>
<li>aloof</li>
<li>apathetic</li>
<li>bored</li>
<li>cold</li>
<li>detached</li>
<li>distant</li>
<li>distracted</li>
<li>indifferent</li>
<li>numb</li>
<li>removed</li>
<li>uninterested</li>
<li>withdrawn</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>DISQUIET
<ul>
<li>agitated</li>
<li>alarmed</li>
<li>discombobulated</li>
<li>disconcerted</li>
<li>disturbed</li>
<li>perturbed</li>
<li>rattled</li>
<li>restless</li>
<li>shocked</li>
<li>startled</li>
<li>surprised</li>
<li>troubled</li>
<li>turbulent</li>
<li>turmoil</li>
<li>uncomfortable</li>
<li>uneasy</li>
<li>unnerved</li>
<li>unsettled</li>
<li>upset</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>EMBARRASSED
<ul>
<li>ashamed</li>
<li>chagrined</li>
<li>flustered</li>
<li>guilty</li>
<li>mortified</li>
<li>self-conscious</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>FATIGUE
<ul>
<li>beat</li>
<li>burnt out</li>
<li>depleted</li>
<li>exhausted</li>
<li>lethargic</li>
<li>listless</li>
<li>sleepy</li>
<li>tired</li>
<li>weary</li>
<li>worn out</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>PAIN
<ul>
<li>agony</li>
<li>anguished</li>
<li>bereaved</li>
<li>devastated</li>
<li>grief</li>
<li>heartbroken</li>
<li>hurt</li>
<li>lonely</li>
<li>miserable</li>
<li>regretful</li>
<li>remorseful</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>SAD
<ul>
<li>depressed</li>
<li>dejected</li>
<li>despair</li>
<li>despondent</li>
<li>disappointed</li>
<li>discouraged</li>
<li>disheartened</li>
<li>forlorn</li>
<li>gloomy</li>
<li>heavy hearted</li>
<li>hopeless</li>
<li>melancholy</li>
<li>unhappy</li>
<li>wretched</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>TENSE
<ul>
<li>anxious</li>
<li>cranky</li>
<li>distressed</li>
<li>distraught</li>
<li>edgy</li>
<li>fidgety</li>
<li>frazzled</li>
<li>irritable</li>
<li>jittery</li>
<li>nervous</li>
<li>overwhelmed</li>
<li>restless</li>
<li>stressed out</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>VULNERABLE
<ul>
<li>fragile</li>
<li>guarded</li>
<li>helpless</li>
<li>insecure</li>
<li>leery</li>
<li>reserved</li>
<li>sensitive</li>
<li>shaky</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>YEARNING
<ul>
<li>envious</li>
<li>jealous</li>
<li>longing</li>
<li>nostalgic</li>
<li>pining</li>
<li>wistful</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
Here is the CSS:
#charset "UTF-8";
/* CSS Document */
ul ul, ul ul ul {
columns: 2;
-webkit-columns: 2;
-moz-columns: 2;
}
.nav feelings needs {
padding-left: 10px;
padding-right: 10px;
width: 200px;
color:#ff0000;
background-color:#ffffff;
}
.nav{
height: 39px;
border-radius: 3px;
min-width:500px;
border:1px solid #ddd;
background-color:#ffffff;
}
.nav li, .nav li li {
list-style: none;
display: block;
float: left;
height: 40px;
position: relative;
background-color:#ffffff;
}
.nav a {
width: 200px;
overflow:hidden;
}
.nav li a{
display: block;
}
.nav ul {
display: none;
visibility:hidden;
position: absolute;
top: 40px;
}
.nav ul ul {
top: 0px;
left:170px;
display: none;
visibility:hidden;
border: 1px solid #DDDDDD;
position: relative;
}
.nav ul li {
display: block;
visibility:visible;
}
.nav li:hover > ul, nav li:hover * {
display: block;
visibility:visible;
z-index:1;
}
If I eliminate the first CSS item (setting the menu to two columns), the last level of the menu appears (the items in small letters as opposed to all caps). With the two-column CSS in place, the third level doesn't appear.
Here is a fiddle:
http://jsfiddle.net/Lq7NK/2/
Interestingly, on the fiddle, the third level does seem to be trying to appear a bit, but it's certainly not working the way I'd like it to, which is the third level appearing in a vertical column to the right of the second level item.
Any thoughts will be appreciated!
/* image below was added after original question, in response to a request for a picture */
The top screenshot in this picture shows what comes up now when I hover over the first feeling, AFRAID -- and it is actually pretty much what I want (though obviously it needs some prettifying): two sets of two-column dropdowns, namely, the one in all caps and the one in all small letters. (This is basically with the code shown above, but with one change, namely, removing ul ul to leave only ul ul ul as suggested by user3369554.) However, when I move the cursor, stuff starts jumping all over the place; the screenshot on the bottom shows one state, but things just jump all over in a very disconcerting way. For instance, I would like to be able to just move the cursor over to where ANGRY is at the top of the second column. But if I try to do that, it jumps to somewhere else. And if I go to that place, it jumps to still another location. If the both sets of emotions (all caps and all small letters) would hold still in the configuration shown at the top, and let me click on them, I'd be happy.

I don't know if I'm understanding well, but you can get the third level in a 2 column format to the right of the second level, if you replace:
ul ul, ul ul ul
for
ul ul ul
Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/QKkg4/
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<ul class="ebene1">
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<ul class="ebene2">
<li>Nav2</li>
<li>Nav2</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>NAV1</li>
<li>NAV1
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You can't do that with only CSS. The :hover pseudo classes is triggered when you hover the element. So when leaving the element stops the hover effect.
You could use JQuery to show the submenu.
[EDIT]
A Jquery solution would be this:
HTML
<ul class="ebene1">
<li>NAV1
<ul class="ebene2">
<li>Nav1.1</li>
<li>Nav1.2</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>NAV2</li>
<li>NAV3
<ul class="ebene2">
<li>Nav3.1</li>
<li>Nav3.2</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>NAV4</li>
</ul>
CSS
ul.ebene1 {
display:inline;
}
ul.ebene1 li {
display:inline;
list-style-type:none;
margin-right:2%;
}
.ebene2 {
display:none;
position:fixed;
bottom:6%;
width:80%;
font-size:0.9em;
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Can't understand what you problem is from the way you posted the question but here is a quick menu I put together that only uses CSS that functions like the menu on the site you posted.
HTML:
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<li>fiction</li>
<li>biography</li>
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</li>
<li>mobile
<ul class="sub2">
<li>android</li>
<li>cmda</li>
<li>battery</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>​
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li {
border:1px solid;
padding:1px;
}
.main {
list-style:none;
position:relative;
}
.sub, .sub2 {
list-style:none;
position:absolute;
display:none;
width:75px;
}
.sub2 {
float:left;
left:75px;
top:0px;
}
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.sub li:hover .sub2{
display:block;
}

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I need my submenu links to have a different border-color than the parents list one.
My menu
<ul id="menu">
<li>Link</li>
<li>Link</li>
<li class="menuActive">Link
<ul class='children'>
<li>subLink</li>
<li>subLink</li>
<li>subLink</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
My CSS :
#menu li a{
border-bottom-width:2px;
border-bottom-style:solid;
border-bottom-color:red;
text-decoration:none;
}
.children li a{
border-bottom-color:blue;
background:lightgray;
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As you can see, my subLinks get red border, how can set blue ones just for them ?
See it in jsFiddle

Use #menu .children a.
This is a problem concerning specificity.
Live Demo

You need to read up on CSS Specificity http://css-tricks.com/specifics-on-css-specificity/

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