metismenu

A jQuery menu plugin

Table of Contents

• Getting started
  • Install
  • Download
  • React
  • TypeScript type definitions
• Usage
  • Stopping list opening on certain elements
• Options
  • toggle
  • dispose
  • activeClass
  • collapseClass
  • collapseInClass
  • collapsingClass
  • preventDefault
  • triggerElement
  • parentTrigger
  • subMenu
• Events
• Testing
• Demo
• About
  • Related projects
  • Contributors
  • Contributing
  • Release History
  • Author
  • License

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Getting started

Install

Install with npm:

$ npm install --save metismenu

Install with bower

$ bower install metismenu --save

Install with composer

$ composer require onokumus/metismenu:dev-master

Download

download

React

See react-metismenu

TypeScript type definitions

Install metismenu TypeScript definition file

$ npm install --save-dev @types/metismenu

Usage

1. Include metismenu StyleSheet

<link rel="stylesheet" href="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/metisMenu/2.7.0/metisMenu.min.css">

  OR

<link rel="stylesheet" href="//cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/metismenu@2.7.0/dist/metisMenu.min.css">

2. Include jQuery

<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.2.4/jquery.min.js"></script>

  OR

<script src="//cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/jquery@2.2.4/dist/jquery.min.js"></script>

3. Include metisMenu plugin's code

<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/metisMenu/2.7.0/metisMenu.min.js"></script>

  OR

<script src="//cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/metismenu@2.7.0/dist/metisMenu.min.js"></script>

4. Add class metismenu to unordered list

<ul class="metismenu" id="menu">

</ul>

5. Make expand/collapse controls accessible

Be sure to add aria-expanded to the element a and the following ul. This attribute explicitly defines the current state of the collapsible element to screen readers and similar assistive technologies. If the collapsible element is closed by default, it should have a value of aria-expanded="false". If you've set the collapsible element's parent li element to be open by default using the active class, set aria-expanded="true" on the control instead. The plugin will automatically toggle this attribute based on whether or not the collapsible element has been opened or closed.

<ul class="metismenu" id="menu">
  <li class="active">
    <a href="#" aria-expanded="true">Menu 1</a>
    <ul aria-expanded="true">
    ...
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>
    <a href="#" aria-expanded="false">Menu 2</a>
    <ul aria-expanded="false">
    ...
    </ul>
  </li>
  ...
  </ul>

6. Arrow Options

add has-arrow class to a element

<ul class="metismenu" id="menu">
<li class="active">
  <a class="has-arrow" href="#" aria-expanded="true">Menu 1</a>
  <ul aria-expanded="true">
  ...
  </ul>
</li>
<li>
  <a class="has-arrow" href="#" aria-expanded="false">Menu 2</a>
  <ul aria-expanded="false">
  ...
  </ul>
</li>
...
</ul>

7. Call the plugin:

  $("#menu").metisMenu();

Stopping list opening on certain elements

Setting aria-disabled="true" in the <a> element as shown will stop metisMenu opening the menu for that particular list. This can be changed dynamically and will be obeyed correctly:

<a href="#" aria-expanded="false" aria-disabled="true">List 1</a>

Options

toggle

Type: Boolean Default: true

For auto collapse support.

 $("#menu").metisMenu({
   toggle: false
 });

dispose

Type: String Default: null

For stop and destroy metisMenu.

 $("#menu").metisMenu('dispose');

activeClass

Type: String Default: active

 $("#menu").metisMenu({
   activeClass: 'active'
 });

collapseClass

Type: String Default: collapse

 $("#menu").metisMenu({
   collapseClass: 'collapse'
 });

collapseInClass

Type: String Default: in

 $("#menu").metisMenu({
   collapseInClass: 'in'
 });

collapsingClass

Type: String Default: collapsing

 $("#menu").metisMenu({
   collapsingClass: 'collapsing'
 });

preventDefault

Type: Boolean Default: true

Prevents or allows dropdowns' onclick events after expanding/collapsing.

 $("#menu").metisMenu({
   preventDefault: false
 });

since from version 2.7.0

triggerElement

Type: jQuery selector Default: a

 $("#menu").metisMenu({
   triggerElement: '.nav-link' // bootstrap 4
 });

parentTrigger

Type: jQuery selector Default: li

 $("#menu").metisMenu({
   parentTrigger: '.nav-item' // bootstrap 4
 });

subMenu

Type: jQuery selector Default: ul

 $("#menu").metisMenu({
   subMenu: '.nav.flex-column' // bootstrap 4
 });

Events

Event Type	Description
show.metisMenu	This event fires immediately when the _show instance method is called.
shown.metisMenu	This event is fired when a collapse ul element has been made visible to the user (will wait for CSS transitions to complete).
hide.metisMenu	This event is fired immediately when the _hide method has been called.
hidden.metisMenu	This event is fired when a collapse ul element has been hidden from the user (will wait for CSS transitions to complete).

Testing

$ npm install
$ grunt serve

Demo

http://mm.onokumus.com

Contains a simple HTML file to demonstrate metisMenu plugin.

About

Related projects

• chl: flexbox admin layout | homepage
• elektron: An Admin Toolkit | homepage
• onoffcanvas: A jQuery offcanvas plugin | homepage
• twbuttons: alexwolfe/Buttons for Twitter Bootstrap 3 | homepage

Contributors

Commits	Contributor
113	onokumus
8	diegozhu
4	sinabs
2	arthurtalkgoal
2	PeterDaveHello
2	kalidema
2	AndrewEastwood
2	rgnevashev
1	chriswiggins
1	jmagnusson
1	Cediddi
1	capynet

Contributing

Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.

Please read the contributing guide for advice on opening issues, pull requests, and coding standards.

Release History

DATE	VERSION	CHANGES
2017-03-08	v2.7.0	fixed has-arrow class border color & added new 3 options
2017-02-23	v2.6.3	fixed #129
2017-02-02	v2.6.2	doubleTapToGo option is deprecated
2016-12-06	v2.6.1	fix require.js
2016-11-29	v2.6.0	dispose support
2016-05-06	v2.5.2	fix Menu failed to remove collapsing class
2016-05-06	v2.5.1	fixed bootstrap conflict
2016-03-31	v2.5.0	Event support
2016-03-11	v2.4.3	create meteor package
2016-03-04	v2.4.2	back to version 2.4.0
2016-03-03	v2.4.1	Transition element passed to methods (removed)
2016-01-25	v2.4.0	Support AMD / Node / CommonJS
2016-01-08	v2.3.0	Adding aria-disabled=true to the link element prevents the dropdown from opening
2015-09-27	v2.2.0	Events supported & added preventDefault options
2015-08-06	v2.1.0	RTL & aria-expanded attribute & TypeScript type definitions support
2015-07-25	v2.0.3	When the active item has doubleTapToGo should not collapse
2015-05-23	v2.0.2	fixed
2015-05-22	v2.0.1	changeable classname support
2015-04-03	v2.0.0	Remove Bootstrap dependency
2015-03-24	v1.1.3	composer support
2014-11-01	v1.1.3	Bootstrap 3.3.0
2014-07-07	v1.1.0	Add double tap functionality
2014-06-24	v1.0.3	cdnjs support & rename plugin
2014-06-18	v1.0.3	Create grunt task
2014-06-10	v1.0.2	Fixed for IE8 & IE9

Author

Osman Nuri Okumus

• github/onokumus
• twitter/onokumus

License

Copyright © 2017, Osman Nuri Okumus. Released under the MIT License.

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