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wp_list_menus

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Description

Use this tool to retrieve all registered navigation menus on your site, including their IDs and assigned menu locations. Your AI uses this to find the correct menu ID before listing items, adding links, or updating the nav structure.

See it in action

Claude Desktop — MCP Connection
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What navigation menus does this WordPress site have?
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Calling Tool: wp_list_menus
Done! I've used wp_list_menus to complete that for you. 
{"status": "success"}

Example Use Cases & Sample Prompts

  1. Discovering registered menus
    • Prompt: “What navigation menus exist on my site and where are they assigned?”
  2. Pre-edit lookup
    • Prompt: “List all menus so I can identify the correct one before we add a new item.”
  3. Theme location audit
    • Prompt: “List all menus and tell me which ones are not assigned to a theme location.”
  4. Navigation audit
    • Prompt: “What menus are currently set up on the site? I want to simplify the navigation structure.”
  5. Post-migration check
    • Prompt: “After migrating the site, list all menus to verify they all transferred correctly.”

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