Settings Reference

Every option in the Ruby Mega Menu settings panel, grouped by the tabs as they appear in the admin. Use this as a lookup reference.

Open Ruby Mega Menu → Settings in your admin sidebar to reach these options.

Settings panel overview
Figure 1 The Settings panel.

General

SettingDescriptionDefault
Menu WidthTotal width of the menu bar in pixels980
Menu HeightHeight of the top-level bar (40–120px)50
Full WidthMakes the bar span the entire viewportOff
Transparent BackgroundRemoves the menu's backgroundOff
DividersShows vertical dividers between top-level itemsOff
Content SeparatorShows gradient vertical lines inside mega panelsOn
Show CartDisplays the WooCommerce cart iconOff
Show LogoDisplays a site logo image in the menu barOff
Logo ImageMedia library image used as the logo—

Integration

Lists every menu location registered by your active theme. Check the location(s) where Ruby Mega Menu should appear. For FSE themes, use the [ruby_menu] shortcode instead — see Theme Integration.

Colors

Every color in the menu is adjustable. Grouped by area:

General

Wrapper BackgroundBackground color of the menu bar itself
Top Link ColorColor of top-level menu item text (also colors the cart icon)
Top Hover BackgroundBackground on hover and active state
Top Hover ColorText color on hover and active state
Top Active BackgroundBackground of the currently active menu item

Dividers

Divider DarkLeft edge of the divider gradient
Divider LightRight edge of the divider gradient

Dropdown

Dropdown BackgroundBackground of Classic Dropdown panels
Dropdown ColorText color inside dropdowns
Dropdown Hover BackgroundBackground on hover

Mega Menu

Mega Menu BackgroundBackground of mega panels (also applies to blog nav arrows)
Mega List Link ColorColor of links inside mega columns
Mega List Hover ColorHover color inside mega columns

Blog Menu

Blog Nav BackgroundBackground of the vertical tab column
Blog Nav Link ColorText color of the vertical tabs
Blog Nav Active BackgroundBackground of the currently active tab
Blog Nav Hover BackgroundBackground on tab hover

Shop Menu

Shop Nav BackgroundBackground of the horizontal tab bar
Shop Nav Link ColorText color of horizontal tabs
Shop Nav BorderBottom border below the tab bar

Content

Post Title ColorColor of blog post titles inside mega panels
Post Meta ColorColor of category and date meta text

Typography

Every text element has independent font settings — family, size, weight.

TargetAffects
Top Menu LinksTop-level menu item text
Dropdown LinksItems inside Classic Dropdown panels
Mega Menu LinksLinks inside Classic Mega columns
Blog Nav ItemsVertical tabs inside Blog Menu
Blog Post TitlePost titles in 4-col, 3-col, 2-col layouts
Blog Post Title — Article ListPost titles specifically in the article list layout
Blog Meta (Category / Date)Category and date meta text
Blog ExcerptExcerpt text in the 4-column layout

Blog Menu Content Settings

SettingDescriptionDefault
Blog Nav WidthWidth of the vertical tab column (px)200
Blog Nav HeightHeight of the tab column (auto if blank)auto
4-Column Post CountPosts per 4-column layout4
4-Column Title LimitTitle character limit65
4-Column Excerpt LimitExcerpt character limit80
3-Column Post CountPosts per 3-column layout6
3-Column Title LimitTitle character limit65
2-Column Post CountPosts per 2-column layout4
2-Column Title LimitTitle character limit65
Article List Post CountPosts per article list layout8
Article List Title LimitTitle character limit70
Tip Character limits truncate with an ellipsis. Start with the defaults; tune them only if your titles consistently overflow or fall short of the available space.