Title: Add menu separators to navigation Author: Mark Howells-Mead Published: May 4, 2016 Last modified: December 2, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/mhm-menu-separator/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2463741) ![](https://ps.w.org/mhm-menu-separator/assets/icon.svg?rev=2463741) # Add menu separators to navigation By [Mark Howells-Mead](https://profiles.wordpress.org/markhowellsmead/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/mhm-menu-separator.zip) * [Details](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/mhm-menu-separator/#description) * [Reviews](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/mhm-menu-separator/#reviews) * [Development](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/mhm-menu-separator/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mhm-menu-separator/) ## Description Allow separator (`HR` / line) and unlinked, text-only entries in WordPress’ classic navigation menus. ### Block editor **This plugin does not support the Block Editor or the navigation block**. It is intended for use with the [classic menus](https://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Menu_User_Guide)( e.g. `wp_nav_menu`). ### Usage 1. Upload the plugin folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Edit your menu in the “Appearance” section of WordPress Admin. Add a custom link entry, then use `---` (three dashes) as link text for a horizontal line or use `#` as a URL for an unlinked menu entry. ### Filters Version 2.1.0 of the plugin added two filters, with which developers can customise the output. * `mhm-menu-separator/separator` allows customisation of a separator output. Receives the arguments `'
'` (the uncustomised HTML) and` $item` (the menu item). * `mhm-menu-separator/title` allows customisation of an unlinked menu entry. Receives the arguments `$item->post_title` (the plain, unlinked menu item text) and `$ item` (the menu item). ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/467cbd88f443b49699c3c35b95940d8f28584d1fd1505d90925a7d3d10b50b5c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Fantastic](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fantastic-2735/)󠁿 [siljerud](https://profiles.wordpress.org/siljerud/) February 24, 2021 1 reply Very easy to install and use. A real time-saver. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ad4c663dfec95b9a11e9e6384e8440f339d0064892ae0df8df1301932e7d8ac1? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Wow, I love WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wow-i-love-wordpress/)󠁿 [holgerhubbs](https://profiles.wordpress.org/holgerhubbs/) July 1, 2017 I need something, I search for it and boom… it’s here! Thank you for this plugin, exactly what I wanted. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4715841d6f90c891467d66d4a0f0bffea756c0fc58d03e9d2dc797b50c85d73e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works as it says](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-as-it-says-2/)󠁿 [mikechalmers](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mikechalmers/) January 25, 2017 Worked well right away. Thanks [ Read all 3 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mhm-menu-separator/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Add menu separators to navigation” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Mark Howells-Mead ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/markhowellsmead/) “Add menu separators to navigation” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/mhm-menu-separator/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Add menu separators to navigation” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/mhm-menu-separator) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mhm-menu-separator/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/mhm-menu-separator/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/mhm-menu-separator/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/mhm-menu-separator/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 2.1.3 * Fix post title comparison for correct output of HR tag. #### 2.1.2 * Fix version number. Sorry! #### 2.1.1 * Add plugin assets for plugin repository. (Not part of functional code.) #### 2.1.0 * Add filters for customisation of HTML output. #### 2.0.1 * Confirms compatibility up to WordPress 5.3.2. #### 2.0.0 * Confirms functionality up to WordPress 5.2.0. * Use short syntax for PHP arrays. * Code tidying (no functional changes). * Demands PHP 5.6. #### 1.2.0 * Add CSS class name to the menu separator HTML tag. * Confirmation of compatibility up to WordPress 4.9.8. #### 1.1.4.1 * Confirmation of compatibility with WordPress 4.7.4. #### 1.1.4 * Confirmation of compatibility with WordPress 4.7. * Swap out “key” variable for inline text domain keys, as recommended by the WordPress Translation team. * No functional changes. #### 1.1.3 * Confirmation of compatibility with WordPress 4.6. #### 1.1.2 * Remove unnecessary explicit translation entries for plugin name and description from the PHP source code. #### 1.1.1 * Add missing text domain definition for localization. #### 1.1 * Add plugin localization. * Add WordPress version checks. #### 1.0 * Initial public version. ## Meta * Version **2.1.3** * Last updated **5 months ago** * Active installations **900+** * WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.0** * PHP version ** 5.6 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mhm-menu-separator/) and [German (Switzerland)](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/mhm-menu-separator/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/mhm-menu-separator) * Tags * [menu](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/menu/)[navigation](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/navigation/) [sayhellogmbh](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sayhellogmbh/)[separator](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/separator/) [wp_nav_menu](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wp_nav_menu/) * [Advanced View](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/mhm-menu-separator/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 3 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mhm-menu-separator/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mhm-menu-separator/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mhm-menu-separator/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mhm-menu-separator/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mhm-menu-separator/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mhm-menu-separator/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mhm-menu-separator/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Mark Howells-Mead ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/markhowellsmead/) ## Support Got something to say? 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