So I've searched the net and attempted to code a custom walker class that will do this, but I'm new to WordPress and although similar questions exist none fit exactly what I'm looking for, or suggest CSS, jQuery or a plugin as a solution (which is not really ideal).
I currently have the following code:
class description_walker extends Walker_Nav_Menu
{
function start_el(&$output, $item, $depth, $args)
{
global $wp_query;
$indent = ( $depth ) ? str_repeat( "\t", $depth ) : '';
$class_names = $value = '';
$classes = empty( $item->classes ) ? array() : (array) $item->classes;
$class_names = join( ' ', apply_filters( 'nav_menu_css_class', array_filter( $classes ), $item ) );
$class_names = ' class="'. esc_attr( $class_names ) . '"';
$output .= $indent . '<li id="menu-item-'. $item->ID . '"' . $value . $class_names .'>';
$attributes = ! empty( $item->attr_title ) ? ' title="' . esc_attr( $item->attr_title ) .'"' : '';
$attributes .= ! empty( $item->target ) ? ' target="' . esc_attr( $item->target ) .'"' : '';
$attributes .= ! empty( $item->xfn ) ? ' rel="' . esc_attr( $item->xfn ) .'"' : '';
$attributes .= ! empty( $item->url ) ? ' href="' . esc_attr( $item->url ) .'"' : '';
$prepend = '<em>';
$append = '</em>';
$description = ! empty( $item->description ) ? '<span>'.esc_attr( $item->description ).'</span>' : '';
if($depth != 0)
{
$description = $append = $prepend = "";
}
$item_output = $args->before;
$item_output .= '<a'. $attributes .'>';
$item_output .= $args->link_before .$prepend.apply_filters( 'the_title', $item->title, $item->ID ).$append;
$item_output .= $description.$args->link_after;
$item_output .= '</a>';
$item_output .= $args->after;
$output .= apply_filters( 'walker_nav_menu_start_el', $item_output, $item, $depth, $args );
}
}
What I'm trying to do is have it so that only the children (sub-menus) of the active navigation are shown, including all of the first level parent items.
For example if you visit http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/home the "Download & Shop" link has no sub menu options, but once you navigate to that page, a sub-menu is present.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Many Thanks