billerickson · October 30, 2011 04:56 · Oct 30, 2011
diff --git a/gistfile1.aw b/gistfile1.aw
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Add description to menu
+ * @author Bill Erickson
+ * @link http://www.billerickson.net/code/add-description-to-menu
+ *
+ * @param string $item_output 
+ * @param object $item
+ * @return string modified item output
+ */
+function be_add_description( $item_output, $item ) {
+	$description = $item->post_content;
+	if (' ' !== $description ) 
+		return preg_replace(  '/(<a.*?>[^<]*?)</', '$1' . '<span>' . $description . '</span><',  $item_output);
+	else
+		return $item_output;
+}
+add_filter( 'walker_nav_menu_start_el', 'be_add_description', 10, 2 );