* Server-side registering and rendering of the `core/navigation-link` block.
* Build an array with CSS classes and inline styles defining the colors
* which will be applied to the navigation markup in the front-end.
* @param array $context Navigation block context.
* @param array $attributes Block attributes.
* @param bool $is_sub_menu Whether the link is part of a sub-menu. Default false.
* @return array Colors CSS classes and inline styles.
function block_core_navigation_link_build_css_colors( $context, $attributes, $is_sub_menu = false ) {
'css_classes' => array(),
$named_text_color = null;
$custom_text_color = null;
if ( $is_sub_menu && array_key_exists( 'customOverlayTextColor', $context ) ) {
$custom_text_color = $context['customOverlayTextColor'];
} elseif ( $is_sub_menu && array_key_exists( 'overlayTextColor', $context ) ) {
$named_text_color = $context['overlayTextColor'];
} elseif ( array_key_exists( 'customTextColor', $context ) ) {
$custom_text_color = $context['customTextColor'];
} elseif ( array_key_exists( 'textColor', $context ) ) {
$named_text_color = $context['textColor'];
} elseif ( isset( $context['style']['color']['text'] ) ) {
$custom_text_color = $context['style']['color']['text'];
if ( ! is_null( $named_text_color ) ) {
array_push( $colors['css_classes'], 'has-text-color', sprintf( 'has-%s-color', $named_text_color ) );
} elseif ( ! is_null( $custom_text_color ) ) {
// Add the custom color inline style.
$colors['css_classes'][] = 'has-text-color';
$colors['inline_styles'] .= sprintf( 'color: %s;', $custom_text_color );
$named_background_color = null;
$custom_background_color = null;
if ( $is_sub_menu && array_key_exists( 'customOverlayBackgroundColor', $context ) ) {
$custom_background_color = $context['customOverlayBackgroundColor'];
} elseif ( $is_sub_menu && array_key_exists( 'overlayBackgroundColor', $context ) ) {
$named_background_color = $context['overlayBackgroundColor'];
} elseif ( array_key_exists( 'customBackgroundColor', $context ) ) {
$custom_background_color = $context['customBackgroundColor'];
} elseif ( array_key_exists( 'backgroundColor', $context ) ) {
$named_background_color = $context['backgroundColor'];
} elseif ( isset( $context['style']['color']['background'] ) ) {
$custom_background_color = $context['style']['color']['background'];
// If has background color.
if ( ! is_null( $named_background_color ) ) {
// Add the background-color class.
array_push( $colors['css_classes'], 'has-background', sprintf( 'has-%s-background-color', $named_background_color ) );
} elseif ( ! is_null( $custom_background_color ) ) {
// Add the custom background-color inline style.
$colors['css_classes'][] = 'has-background';
$colors['inline_styles'] .= sprintf( 'background-color: %s;', $custom_background_color );
* Build an array with CSS classes and inline styles defining the font sizes
* which will be applied to the navigation markup in the front-end.
* @param array $context Navigation block context.
* @return array Font size CSS classes and inline styles.
function block_core_navigation_link_build_css_font_sizes( $context ) {
'css_classes' => array(),
$has_named_font_size = array_key_exists( 'fontSize', $context );
$has_custom_font_size = isset( $context['style']['typography']['fontSize'] );
if ( $has_named_font_size ) {
// Add the font size class.
$font_sizes['css_classes'][] = sprintf( 'has-%s-font-size', $context['fontSize'] );
} elseif ( $has_custom_font_size ) {
// Add the custom font size inline style.
$font_sizes['inline_styles'] = sprintf(
wp_get_typography_font_size_value(
'size' => $context['style']['typography']['fontSize'],
* Returns the top-level submenu SVG chevron icon.
function block_core_navigation_link_render_submenu_icon() {
return '<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="12" height="12" viewBox="0 0 12 12" fill="none" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"><path d="M1.50002 4L6.00002 8L10.5 4" stroke-width="1.5"></path></svg>';
* Decodes a url if it's encoded, returning the same url if not.
* @param string $url The url to decode.
* @return string $url Returns the decoded url.
function block_core_navigation_link_maybe_urldecode( $url ) {
$query = parse_url( $url, PHP_URL_QUERY );
$query_params = wp_parse_args( $query );
foreach ( $query_params as $query_param ) {
$can_query_param_be_encoded = is_string( $query_param ) && ! empty( $query_param );
if ( ! $can_query_param_be_encoded ) {
if ( rawurldecode( $query_param ) !== $query_param ) {
return rawurldecode( $url );
* Renders the `core/navigation-link` block.
* @param array $attributes The block attributes.
* @param string $content The saved content.
* @param WP_Block $block The parsed block.
* @return string Returns the post content with the legacy widget added.
function render_block_core_navigation_link( $attributes, $content, $block ) {
$navigation_link_has_id = isset( $attributes['id'] ) && is_numeric( $attributes['id'] );
$is_post_type = isset( $attributes['kind'] ) && 'post-type' === $attributes['kind'];
$is_post_type = $is_post_type || isset( $attributes['type'] ) && ( 'post' === $attributes['type'] || 'page' === $attributes['type'] );
// Don't render the block's subtree if it is a draft or if the ID does not exist.
if ( $is_post_type && $navigation_link_has_id ) {
$post = get_post( $attributes['id'] );
* Filter allowed post_status for navigation link block to render.
* @param array $post_status
* @param array $attributes
$allowed_post_status = (array) apply_filters(
'render_block_core_navigation_link_allowed_post_status',
if ( ! $post || ! in_array( $post->post_status, $allowed_post_status, true ) ) {
// Don't render the block's subtree if it has no label.
if ( empty( $attributes['label'] ) ) {
$font_sizes = block_core_navigation_link_build_css_font_sizes( $block->context );
$font_sizes['css_classes']
$style_attribute = $font_sizes['inline_styles'];
$css_classes = trim( implode( ' ', $classes ) );
$has_submenu = count( $block->inner_blocks ) > 0;
$kind = empty( $attributes['kind'] ) ? 'post_type' : str_replace( '-', '_', $attributes['kind'] );
$is_active = ! empty( $attributes['id'] ) && get_queried_object_id() === (int) $attributes['id'] && ! empty( get_queried_object()->$kind );
if ( is_post_type_archive() && ! empty( $attributes['url'] ) ) {
$queried_archive_link = get_post_type_archive_link( get_queried_object()->name );
if ( $attributes['url'] === $queried_archive_link ) {
$wrapper_attributes = get_block_wrapper_attributes(
'class' => $css_classes . ' wp-block-navigation-item' . ( $has_submenu ? ' has-child' : '' ) .
( $is_active ? ' current-menu-item' : '' ),
'style' => $style_attribute,
$html = '<li ' . $wrapper_attributes . '>' .
'<a class="wp-block-navigation-item__content" ';
// Start appending HTML attributes to anchor tag.
if ( isset( $attributes['url'] ) ) {
$html .= ' href="' . esc_url( block_core_navigation_link_maybe_urldecode( $attributes['url'] ) ) . '"';
$html .= ' aria-current="page"';
if ( isset( $attributes['opensInNewTab'] ) && true === $attributes['opensInNewTab'] ) {
$html .= ' target="_blank" ';
if ( isset( $attributes['rel'] ) ) {
$html .= ' rel="' . esc_attr( $attributes['rel'] ) . '"';
} elseif ( isset( $attributes['nofollow'] ) && $attributes['nofollow'] ) {
$html .= ' rel="nofollow"';
if ( isset( $attributes['title'] ) ) {
$html .= ' title="' . esc_attr( $attributes['title'] ) . '"';
// End appending HTML attributes to anchor tag.
// Start anchor tag content.
// Wrap title with span to isolate it from submenu icon.
'<span class="wp-block-navigation-item__label">';
if ( isset( $attributes['label'] ) ) {
$html .= wp_kses_post( $attributes['label'] );
// Add description if available.
if ( ! empty( $attributes['description'] ) ) {
$html .= '<span class="wp-block-navigation-item__description">';
$html .= wp_kses_post( $attributes['description'] );
// End anchor tag content.
if ( isset( $block->context['showSubmenuIcon'] ) && $block->context['showSubmenuIcon'] && $has_submenu ) {
// The submenu icon can be hidden by a CSS rule on the Navigation Block.
$html .= '<span class="wp-block-navigation__submenu-icon">' . block_core_navigation_link_render_submenu_icon() . '</span>';
foreach ( $block->inner_blocks as $inner_block ) {
$inner_blocks_html .= $inner_block->render();
'<ul class="wp-block-navigation__submenu-container">%s</ul>',
* Returns a navigation link variation
* @param WP_Taxonomy|WP_Post_Type $entity post type or taxonomy entity.
* @param string $kind string of value 'taxonomy' or 'post-type'.
function build_variation_for_navigation_link( $entity, $kind ) {
if ( property_exists( $entity->labels, 'item_link' ) ) {
$title = $entity->labels->item_link;
if ( property_exists( $entity->labels, 'item_link_description' ) ) {
$description = $entity->labels->item_link_description;
'description' => $description,
// Tweak some value for the variations.
$variation_overrides = array(
// The item_link and item_link_description for post formats is the
// same as for tags, so need to be overridden.
'title' => __( 'Post Format Link' ),
'description' => __( 'A link to a post format' ),
if ( array_key_exists( $entity->name, $variation_overrides ) ) {
$variation = array_merge(
$variation_overrides[ $entity->name ]
* Filters the registered variations for a block type.
* Returns the dynamically built variations for all post-types and taxonomies.
* @param array $variations Array of registered variations for a block type.
* @param WP_Block_Type $block_type The full block type object.
function block_core_navigation_link_filter_variations( $variations, $block_type ) {
if ( 'core/navigation-link' !== $block_type->name ) {
$generated_variations = block_core_navigation_link_build_variations();
return array_merge( $variations, $generated_variations );
* Returns an array of variations for the navigation link block.
function block_core_navigation_link_build_variations() {
$post_types = get_post_types( array( 'show_in_nav_menus' => true ), 'objects' );
$taxonomies = get_taxonomies( array( 'show_in_nav_menus' => true ), 'objects' );
* Use two separate arrays as a way to order the variations in the UI.
* Known variations (like Post Link and Page Link) are added to the
* `built_ins` array. Variations for custom post types and taxonomies are
* added to the `variations` array and will always appear after `built-ins.
foreach ( $post_types as $post_type ) {
$variation = build_variation_for_navigation_link( $post_type, 'post-type' );
if ( $post_type->_builtin ) {
$built_ins[] = $variation;
$variations[] = $variation;
foreach ( $taxonomies as $taxonomy ) {
$variation = build_variation_for_navigation_link( $taxonomy, 'taxonomy' );
if ( $taxonomy->_builtin ) {
$built_ins[] = $variation;
$variations[] = $variation;
return array_merge( $built_ins, $variations );
* Registers the navigation link block.
* @uses render_block_core_navigation_link()
* @throws WP_Error An WP_Error exception parsing the block definition.
function register_block_core_navigation_link() {
register_block_type_from_metadata(
__DIR__ . '/navigation-link',
'render_callback' => 'render_block_core_navigation_link',
add_action( 'init', 'register_block_core_navigation_link' );
* Creates all variations for post types / taxonomies dynamically (= each time when variations are requested).
* Do not use variation_callback, to also account for unregistering post types/taxonomies later on.
add_action( 'get_block_type_variations', 'block_core_navigation_link_filter_variations', 10, 2 );