=== Better Menu Widget ===
Contributors: traceyholinka
Tags: widget, menus, navigation
Requires at least: 4.5
Tested up to: 4.9
Stable tag: 1.5.1
License: GPLv2
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Better Menu Widget makes it easy to customize your menu widgets by adding css styles and a heading link.


== Description ==

**This plugin is no longer under active development.** With all the improvements to WordPress the need for this plugin has long passed. It will still work but no improvements will be made.

A Custom Menu widget that adds a custom url to the widget title and adds a custom css class. The default custom menu CSS class is `sub-menu` and it is applied to the `<ul>` tag. You will need to style the widget using your theme's stylesheet.

Based on the core WordPress Custom Menu widget.

= Options =

* Custom title URL
* Custom CSS class

= Plugin's Official Site =

* [Overview](https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-menu-widget/)
* [Changelog](https://github.com/TraceyHolinka/better-menu-widget/blob/master/changelog.md)

== Installation ==

= Option 1- Automatic Install =

1. Use the built-in plugin installer in your WordPress installation
2. Search for "Better Menu Widget"
3. Click "Install Now"
4. Plugin will automatically install

= Option 2- Manual Install =

1. Download the plugin file to your hard drive
2. Go to the Plugins management page and Upload 'better-menu-widget.zip' 
4. Activate the plugin

= Option 3- Manual Install =

1. Download the plugin file to your hard drive
2. Unzip better-menu-widget.zip
3. Place the folder 'better-menu-widget' into your plugins directory /wp-content/plugins via ftp
4. Go to the Plugins management page and Activate the plugin

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= How do I style a Better Menu Widget? =

You can style a Better Menu Widget by adding the default menu class `sub-menu` to your theme's style sheet. If you've changed the menu class in the widget options, then you would use the new class name you created.

== Screenshots ==

1. Default widget settings
2. Example widget settings
3. Front-end view of Better Custom Menu widget

== Changelog ==

= 1.5.1 =

Update site urls.

= 1.5 =

Added ability for multiple CSS classes. Thanks to [Joe Buckle](https://wordpress.org/support/profile/bambattajb).


= 1.4.1 =

Change constructor style to PHP5.

Improve code comments.

Tested against WordPress 4.2.2.

= 1.4 =

Security enhancements. Allow only valid characters for html class.

Update plugin URL.

**Reminder: always backup your site before you update any plugin.**

= 1.3 =

Security enhancements.

= 1.2 =

Internationalize plugin.

Added developer credits.

= 1.1 =

**Important Change! Read before you update.**

The widget class was changed from "menu-widget" to "better-menu-widget" to avoid class name conflicts. This will cause any widgets you have to disappear so you'll need to add them again. You may also need to update your style sheets.

= 1.0 =

Initial public release.