[support] menu not appearing expanded

[Sarah Adams]

>>     >> I just created a new page on my site, and added a menu item to link
>>     >> to it. I set the menu item as the child of a previously added menu
>>     >> item, but the new item does not appear below the parent when I click
>>     >> on the parent. I thought maybe this means I need to force the parent
>>     >> item to be expanded, but even then the sub-item never appears.
>>     >>
>>     >> I'm not sure if I'm just doing something wrong, or if I've
>>     >> misunderstood how menu items should behave. Any tips appreciated!
>>     >
>>     > Does the child item appear somewhere else, or not at all?
>> 
>>     No, the child item doesn't appear anywhere.
>> 
>>     > Where are the secondary menu links set?
>> 
>>     The secondary links appears in the site footer. My understanding is this
>>     is not necessarily related to the primary links at all - am I wrong?
>> 
>>     > Don't they also have to be set to primary links in order to have it
>>     > expand?
>> 
>>     Not sure what you mean by this. Both links (the parent and the child)
>>     are primary links in the primary links menu.
>> 
>>     Based on the Navigation menu, it seems that I've got this set up
>>     correctly, and shouldn't even have to check the "expanded" box for the
>>     parent, if I only want it expanded when actually viewing the parent
> 
> Does the problem still occur if you change the theme?

Unfortunately, yes, I tried changing back to the garland theme with no
luck. I also tried deleting the menu entirely and recreating it from
scratch - no joy.

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sarah adams
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