No "current-menu-ancestor" class added when browsing an archive page

Question

I have a menu set up like this:

Page 1
Page 2
    Page 2.1
    CPT Archive
    Page 2.2
Page 3
etc...

And when I navigate to the Archive, the Page 2 menu item does not have the "current-menu-ancestor" or "current-menu-item" classes.

Is this a bug or am I misunderstanding how WordPress menu classes should work?

I believe that's correct. There's no relation liking the Archive page and Page 2. The nesting done in appearances -> menu, does not create a relation. — gdaniel, Commented Jan 17, 2017 at 18:49
Ah, I expected the two classes to be added depending on the structure of the menu, not the page hierarchy. Too bad! Guess I'll just use a page and a shortcode instead. Thanks. — The Maniac, Commented Jan 17, 2017 at 18:53
You can also try using body classes. So your menu highlight would change according to the body class on the document. — gdaniel, Commented Jan 17, 2017 at 19:40
You can also use the nav_menu_css_class filter to modify classes for specific menu items. — Milo, Commented Jan 18, 2017 at 4:22

Benedicte Raae · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-20 08:48:08Z

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It seems this is being fixed in the next version of Wordpress. As a ticket with a patch is now labeled 4.8, check https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/39800.

answered Apr 20, 2017 at 8:48

Benedicte Raae

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Just for the records, it was not patched in 4.8. The ticket milestone has been changed for future release
– TheBird956
Commented Jun 15, 2017 at 13:37

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