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November 27, 2019

Convert any html menu to mobile responsive menu

Published in the Ahmad Naser ecosystem. Estimated reading time: 9 minutes.

Ace responsive menu is a lightweight jQuery plugin to create responsive multi-level navigation menus with multi device support. Ace responsive menu comes with 3 variants like horizontal, vertical and accordion menu. It gives complete responsive menu solution for any kind of websites or admin templates. The plugin has clean and well commented valid code, easy to Integrate and modify.

Features
Fully Responsive multi-level Menu
Menu Styles: Horizontal, Vertical and Accordion menu
4-Level Menu support
Icon Support [Integrated with FontAwesome]
Click / Hover Events
Lightweight jQuery script
Valid HTML5 and CSS3
Bootstrap Compatible
Easy to Integrate & customize
Cross-browser support
Clean and well commented code

You can get it from here
https://github.com/samsono/Ace-Responsive-Menu

or simply embed the following into your website

!function(e){e.fn.aceResponsiveMenu=function(s){var i=s=e.extend({resizeWidth:"768",animationSpeed:"fast",accoridonExpAll:!1},s),l=i.resizeWidth,n=i.animationSpeed,a=i.accoridonExpAll,t=e(this),d=e(this).attr("data-menu-style");function o(){if(e(window).innerWidth()<=l)t.find("li.menu-active").removeClass("menu-active"),t.find("ul.slide").removeClass("slide").removeAttr("style"),t.addClass("collapse hide-menu"),t.attr("data-menu-style",""),e(".menu-toggle").show();else{if(t.attr("data-menu-style",d),t.removeClass("collapse hide-menu").removeAttr("style"),e(".menu-toggle").hide(),"accordion"==t.attr("data-menu-style"))return void t.addClass("collapse");t.find("li.menu-active").removeClass("menu-active"),t.find("ul.slide").removeClass("slide").removeAttr("style")}}return t.find("ul").addClass("sub-menu"),"accordion"==d&&e(this).addClass("collapse"),e(window).innerWidth()<=l&&o(),e(window).resize(function(){o()}),e("#menu-btn").click(function(){t.slideToggle().toggleClass("hide-menu")}),this.each(function(){t.on("mouseover","> li a",function(){if(!0===t.hasClass("collapse"))return!1;e(this).parent("li").siblings().children(".sub-menu").stop(!0,!0).slideUp(n).removeClass("slide").removeAttr("style").stop(),e(this).parent().addClass("menu-active").children(".sub-menu").slideDown(n).addClass("slide")}),t.on("mouseleave","li",function(){if(!0===t.hasClass("collapse"))return!1;e(this).off("click","> li a"),e(this).removeClass("menu-active"),e(this).children("ul.sub-menu").stop(!0,!0).slideUp(n).removeClass("slide").removeAttr("style")}),t.on("click","> li a",function(){if(t.hasClass("collapse"),e(this).off("mouseover","> li a"),e(this).parent().hasClass("menu-active"))e(this).parent().children(".sub-menu").slideUp().removeClass("slide"),e(this).parent().removeClass("menu-active");else{if(1==a)return void e(this).parent().addClass("menu-active").children(".sub-menu").slideDown(n).addClass("slide");e(this).parent().siblings().removeClass("menu-active"),e(this).parent("li").siblings().children(".sub-menu").slideUp().removeClass("slide"),e(this).parent().addClass("menu-active").children(".sub-menu").slideDown(n).addClass("slide")}})})}}(jQuery);

and for the css

/* Ace Responsive Menu
----------------------------------------*/
a {
    text-shadow: none;
    color: #0d638f;
}
ul {
    margin: 0px;
    padding: 0px;
}
.ace-responsive-menu {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    background: #333;
    float:left;
    width:100%;
    font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
    /* border-bottom: 3px solid #FD5025; */
}
.ace-responsive-menu li{
    list-style: none;
}
.ace-responsive-menu li ul {
    display:none;
}
.ace-responsive-menu > li {
    display: block;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    border: 0px;
    float: left;
}
.ace-responsive-menu li a {
        color:#c0c0c0;
}
.ace-responsive-menu > li > a {
    display: block;
    position: relative;
    margin: 0;
    border: 0px;
    padding: 18px 20px 18px 12px;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: #c0c0c0;
}
.ace-responsive-menu li a i {
    padding-right: 5px;
    color: #FF5737;
}
.ace-responsive-menu > li > a i {
    font-size: 16px;
    text-shadow: none;
    color: #FF5737;
}
.ace-responsive-menu li ul.sub-menu li a i {
    padding-right: 10px;
}
.ace-responsive-menu li.menu-active > a {
    background: #272727;
    color:#fff;
}
.ace-responsive-menu li .menu-active {
    position: relative;
}
.ace-responsive-menu > li > a > .arrow:before {  
    margin-left: 15px;
    display: inline;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-family: FontAwesome;
    height: auto;
    content: " \276F";
    font-weight: 300;
    text-shadow: none;
    width: 10px;
    display: inline-block;
	transform: rotate(90deg);
}
.ace-responsive-menu li ul.sub-menu li > a > .arrow:before {
    content: "\f105" !important;
}
.ace-responsive-menu > li > ul.sub-menu {
    display: none;
    list-style: none;
    clear: both;
    margin: 0;
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 999;
}
.ace-responsive-menu li ul.sub-menu {
    background: #333;
}
.ace-responsive-menu li ul.sub-menu > li {
    width: 185px;
}
.ace-responsive-menu li ul.sub-menu li a {
    display: block;
    margin: 0px 0px;
    padding: 12px 20px 12px 15px;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: normal;
    background: none;
}
.ace-responsive-menu > li > ul.sub-menu > li {
    position: relative;
}
.ace-responsive-menu > li > ul.sub-menu > li ul.sub-menu {
    position: absolute;
    left: 185px;
    top: 0px;
    display: none;
    list-style: none;
}
.ace-responsive-menu > li > ul.sub-menu > li ul.sub-menu > li ul.sub-menu {
    position: absolute;
    left: 185px;
    top: 0px;
    display: none;
    list-style: none;
}
.ace-responsive-menu > li > ul.sub-menu li > a > .arrow:before {
    float: right;
    margin-top: 1px;
    margin-right: 0px;
    display: inline;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-family: FontAwesome;
    height: auto;
    content: "\f104";
    font-weight: 300;
    text-shadow: none;
}

/* Menu Toggle Btn
----------------------------------------*/
.menu-toggle {
    display: none;
    float: left;
    width: 100%;
    background: #333;
}
.menu-toggle h3 {
    float: left;
    color: #FFF;
    padding: 0px 10px;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 16px;
}
.menu-toggle .icon-bar {
    display: block !important;
    width: 18px;
    height: 2px;
    background-color: #F5F5F5 !important;
    -webkit-border-radius: 1px;
    -moz-border-radius: 1px;
    border-radius: 1px;
    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
    -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
    box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
    margin: 3px;
}
.menu-toggle .icon-bar:hover {
    background-color: #F5F5F5 !important;
}
.menu-toggle #menu-btn {
    float: right;
    background: #202020;
    border: 1px solid #0C0C0C;
    padding: 8px;
    border-radius: 5px;
    cursor: pointer;
    margin: 10px;
}
.hide-menu {
    display: none;
}


/* Accordion Menu Styles
----------------------------------------*/

ul[data-menu-style="accordion"] {
    width: 250px;
}
ul[data-menu-style="accordion"] > li {    
    display: block;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    border: 0px;
    float: none !important;
}
ul[data-menu-style="accordion"] > li:first-child {
    border-top: 2px solid #FD5025;
}
ul[data-menu-style="accordion"] li ul.sub-menu > li {
    width: 100%;
}
ul[data-menu-style="accordion"] > li > a > .arrow:before {
    float: right;
    content: "\f105";
}
ul[data-menu-style="accordion"] li.menu-active > a > .arrow:before {
    content: "\f107" !important;
}
ul[data-menu-style="accordion"] > li > ul.sub-menu {
    position: static;
}
ul[data-menu-style="accordion"] > li > a i {
    padding-right: 10px;
    color: #FF5737;
}
ul[data-menu-style="accordion"] > li > ul.sub-menu > li ul.sub-menu {
    position: static;
}
ul[data-menu-style="accordion"] > li > ul.sub-menu > li ul.sub-menu > li ul.sub-menu {
    position: static;
}
ul[data-menu-style="accordion"] > li {
    border-bottom: 1px solid #242424;
}
ul[data-menu-style="accordion"] li a:hover {
    background: #272727 !important;
}
ul[data-menu-style="accordion"] ul.sub-menu li.menu-active > a > .arrow:before {
    content: "\f107" !important;
}

/* Vertical Menu Styles
----------------------------------------*/

ul[data-menu-style="vertical"] {
    width: 200px;
}
ul[data-menu-style="vertical"] > li {
    float: none;
}
ul[data-menu-style="vertical"] > li:first-child {
    border-top: 2px solid #FD5025;
}
ul[data-menu-style="vertical"] li ul.sub-menu > li {
    width: 100%;
}
ul[data-menu-style="vertical"] > li > a > .arrow:before {
    float: right;
    content: "\f105";
}
ul[data-menu-style="vertical"] > li.menu-active {
position:relative;
}
ul[data-menu-style="vertical"] > li > ul.sub-menu {
    position: absolute;
    left:200px;
    top:0px;
    width:200px;
}
ul[data-menu-style="vertical"] > li > a i {
    padding-right: 10px;
    color: #FF5737;
}
ul[data-menu-style="vertical"]> li > ul.sub-menu > li ul.sub-menu {
    position: absolute;
    width:200px;
    left: 200px;
}
ul[data-menu-style="vertical"] > li > ul.sub-menu > li ul.sub-menu > li ul.sub-menu {
    position: absolute;
    width:200px;
    left: 200px;
}
ul[data-menu-style="vertical"] > li {
    border-bottom: 1px solid #242424;
}
ul[data-menu-style="vertical"] li a:hover {
    background: #272727 !important;
}

/* Responsive Menu Styles
----------------------------------------*/
/*Note: change the max-width asper your requirment and change the same in aceResponsiveMenu({resizeWidth: "768" }) function*/

@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
    .demo {
		width:96%;
		padding:2%;
    }
    ul[data-menu-style="vertical"] , ul[data-menu-style="accordion"],
    ul[data-menu-style="vertical"] li ul.sub-menu {
        width: 100% !important;
    } 
    .ace-responsive-menu {
        float: left;
        width:100%;
    }
    .ace-responsive-menu > li {
        border-bottom: 1px solid #242424;
       float: none;
    }   
    .ace-responsive-menu li a:hover {
        background: #272727 !important;
    }
    .ace-responsive-menu > li:first-child {
        border-top: 2px solid #FD5025;
    }    
    .ace-responsive-menu > li > a i {
        padding-right: 10px;
        color: #FF5737;
    }
    .ace-responsive-menu > li > a > .arrow:before {
        float: right;
         content: " \276F";
		font-weight: 300;
		text-shadow: none;
		width: 10px;
		display: inline-block;
		transform: rotate(90deg);
    }
    li.menu-active > a > .arrow:before {
    content: " \276F";
    font-weight: 300;
    text-shadow: none;
    width: 10px;
    display: inline-block;
	transform: rotate(90deg);
    }
    .ace-responsive-menu li ul.sub-menu > li {
        width: 100%;
    }
    .ace-responsive-menu li ul.sub-menu li ul.sub-menu li a
        {
        padding-left: 30px;
    }  
    .ace-responsive-menu li ul.sub-menu li ul.sub-menu li ul.sub-menu li a 
       {
        padding-left: 50px;
    }  
    .ace-responsive-menu > li > ul.sub-menu {
        position: static;
    }
    .ace-responsive-menu > li > ul.sub-menu > li ul.sub-menu {
        position: static;
    }
    .ace-responsive-menu > li > ul.sub-menu > li ul.sub-menu > li ul.sub-menu {
        position: static;
    }
    .ace-responsive-menu li ul.sub-menu li.menu-active > a > .arrow:before {
          content: " \276F";
    font-weight: 300;
    text-shadow: none;
    width: 10px;
    display: inline-block;
	transform: rotate(90deg);
    }
} 

You must attach the nav to the page with the toggler or the trigger button

  <!-- Menu Toggle btn-->
  <nav>
  <div id="menu-toggler" class="menu-toggle">
      <button type="button" id="menu-btn">
          <span class="icon-bar"></span>
          <span class="icon-bar"></span>
          <span class="icon-bar"></span>
      </button>
  </div>	
  <ul id="respMenu" class="ace-responsive-menu" data-menu-style="horizontal"></ul>
</nav>  

I do recommend to center the menu Left or Right, and adding arrows to the menu css hierarchy as following

.menu-toggle {
    display: none;
    float: left;
    width: 100%;
    background: #333;
    position: absolute;
}

.menu-toggle #menu-btn {
    float: left;
    background: #202020;
    border: 1px solid #0C0C0C;
    padding: 10px;
    border-radius: 5px;
    cursor: pointer;
    margin: 10px;
    z-index: 999999999;
    position: fixed;
    left: 30px;
}
div#menu-toggler {
    display: block !important;
}
ul#respMenu{
	
    position: fixed;
    z-index: 99999;
	    display: none;
	
}

 
ul#respMenu li > a:after { margin-left: 5px; content: '\25BA'; 
  float: left;
    width: 46px;
    display: block;
    background: transparent;
    text-align: center;
    height: 35px;
    cursor: crosshair;
    z-index: 99999999999;
}
ul#respMenu > li > a:after { margin-left: 5px; content: '\25BC'; 
  float: left;
    width: 46px;
    display: block;
    background: transparent;
    text-align: center;
    height: 35px;
    cursor: crosshair;
    z-index: 99999999999;
}
ul#respMenu li > a:only-child:after { margin-left: 0; content: ''; 
  float: left;
    width: 46px;
    display: block;
    background: transparent;
    text-align: center;
    height: 35px;
    cursor: crosshair;
    z-index: 99999999999;
}

now you have to call the UL or the menu that you want to attach it to the responsive menu, first you need to get the menu html content then attach it the to ace Responsive menu as following

	<script type="text/javascript">
	
jQuery(document).ready(function( $ ) {


$("#respMenu").html($("#menu-second-top-menu").html());





	$("#respMenu").aceResponsiveMenu({

  // Set the same in Media query  
 

  // slow, medium, fast
  animationSpeed: 'fast', 

  // Expands all the accordion menu on click
  accoridonExpAll: true 

});

});

In case you have multilevel menu, and you need to manage the clicks on navigation menu to show and hide menu items and make the link logic clickable, we have a smart trick to divide the nav item into left and right side so once we click on the right side we execute the link href and once we click left we just show and hide the menu 😀

$("ul#respMenu > li > a").on("click", function(e)     {
	
	
	
	var $div = $(this);
	var side = e.pageX >= ($div.offset().left + $div.width()/2) ? 'clicked right' : 'clicked left';
	
	
		if(side == 'clicked right'){
			//do nothing
		}else {
			e.preventDefault();
				if($(this).parent().children( "ul" ).hasClass( "slide" )){
	
			
			 
	$(this).parent().children( "ul" ).removeClass('slide');
	$(this).parent().children( "ul" ).hide();
		
		
		}else{
			
					$(this).parent().children( "ul" ).addClass('slide');
	$(this).parent().children( "ul" ).show();
			
		}
		}
	
	
	

	
	
	
	
});




   $("#respMenu").hide();

Here is a complete action of js

	<script type="text/javascript">
	
jQuery(document).ready(function( $ ) {


$("#respMenu").html($("#menu-second-top-menu").html());





	$("#respMenu").aceResponsiveMenu({

  // Set the same in Media query  
 

  // slow, medium, fast
  animationSpeed: 'fast', 

  // Expands all the accordion menu on click
  accoridonExpAll: true 

});

$("ul#respMenu > li > a").on("click", function(e)     {
	
	
	
	var $div = $(this);
	var side = e.pageX >= ($div.offset().left + $div.width()/2) ? 'clicked right' : 'clicked left';
	
	
		if(side == 'clicked right'){
			//do nothing
		}else {
			e.preventDefault();
				if($(this).parent().children( "ul" ).hasClass( "slide" )){
	
			
			 
	$(this).parent().children( "ul" ).removeClass('slide');
	$(this).parent().children( "ul" ).hide();
		
		
		}else{
			
					$(this).parent().children( "ul" ).addClass('slide');
	$(this).parent().children( "ul" ).show();
			
		}
		}
	
	
	

	
	
	
	
});




   $("#respMenu").hide();

});

    </script>

You might attach this into wordpress header or footer as following

 
	
function greenbackend_custom() {

?>	
  <!-- Code-->
<?php
}
	
add_action('wp_head', 'greenbackend_custom')

you might add some fancy staff like advanced toggler

.menuisopened{
	    background: #8e1313 !important;
		left: 0px !important;
}

.menuisopened	.top-bar {
    transform: rotate(45deg);
    transform-origin: 10% 10%;
  }
  .menuisopened .middle-bar {
    opacity: 0;
  }
.menuisopened  .bottom-bar {
    transform: rotate(-45deg);
    transform-origin: 10% 90%;
  }
	$("#menu-btn").toggle(function() {
$("#menu-btn").addClass('menuisopened');
}, function() {
$("#menu-btn").removeClass('menuisopened');
});

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