SOLVED: Bricks 1.8 - Empty menu renders chevrons

[joachim.auster]

Browser: Chrome 110

After updating test site to Bricks 1.8:
All menu-items (WP Menus) in header and footer are displayed with chevrons.
Header menu is empty, but chevrons are displayed.
In Footer the same, also names of wp-menus not shown any longer, only chevrons are displayed.
See screenshots.

[mlittle]

I am having the same problem. Site was about to go live and now I have to wait for this to be fixed.

[thomas]

Thanks so much for reporting this bug.

Could you share some temporary admin login details with us via email (help@bricksbuilder.io), so we can investigate & fix this issue? Plus, a link to the exact URL where this happens. Thank you

[DLR]

Similar problem here.

Also 2nd level mobile nav no longer works at all for me.

E-Mail sent.

[DLR]

@ everybody that has nav problems.

Regenerate the Bricks CSS cache first.

[joachim.auster]

@DLR
Regenerated already BEFORE posting the problem

[timmse]

Hi Joachim,
In your case, it’s because the menus are all empty, meaning they don’t contain any links.
Were they empty before, too?

I have added the problem to the bug tracker.

Best regards,
timmse

[timmse]

Hey @mlittle , are your menus also empty?
If not, please send us access data as well, if you haven’t done it yet.

[DLR]

@timmse

Hi Stefan, my nav problems were solved by Thomas. Thanks again for the great support!

[joachim.auster]

Yes, menus were empty, true. So in this case there should nothing been shown instead of chevrons.

I put for test some items in menu, then menu shows without chevrons.

So please find a solution, if a menu is empty (just there as a placeholder), that no chevrons are shown.
Looks like a missed test case

[mlittle]

Yes, my menus are empty but there’s another problem. If the menu has submenus then the style I set for the font color is overwritten. I had to roll back to the previous version until this gets sorted out.

[timmse]

Hey @mlittle ,
Can you please create a new report about the font color issue showing and explaining what’s going on (best in a screencast + live link). Otherwise, it’s hard to keep track…

[Alexa]

How can I just turn those chevrons off? I could replace them with icons, but can´t find an option how to get rid of them.

[timmse]

Hi Alexa, please see Andre’s answer (1):

SOLVED: Submenu icons in Bricks 1.8 & submenu background bug

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[lapocerchiai]

and how it was resolved ?
Just for sharing with other people that are occurring the same problem

[timmse]

Thomas has already implemented the fix that will be included in the next version in Markus’s site.
The "solution“ with Bricks 1.8 for any other user is: do not use empty menus

[lapocerchiai]

Ahahah OK! Perfect!

Thank you for reply

[joachim.auster]

Empty menus as a placeholder is abolutly legitimate.
Empty menus should never be a cause for problems, because empty is a valid state for a menu.

“do not use empty menus” is not a real serious advice, only a workaround.

Any ideas when 1.8.1 with fix will be launched?

[timmse]

Hi guys,
Bricks 1.8.1 is now available as a one-click update in your WordPress Dashboard.
Please let us know if you are still experiencing issues.

Best regards,
timmse

[joachim.auster]

Hey Stefan,

all fine for me with 1.8.1.

Thanx for solving.

Now I am working on getting the “chaining classes” out of my way, a much bigger task.

Best regards,
Joachim