Add custom ID to wp_nav_menu list items

Question

Is it possible to assign specific ID's to wp_nav_menu list items?

For example, if my menu contained links for "Home", "About" and "Contact", could I assign the "Home" list item and ID of "home"?

Answer 1

You can by either using simple JavaScript/jQuery or by extending the menu walker class and here is a nice example for that: adding page id’s to menu