Auto content pull is one of the more powerful features in Ruby Mega Menu. Instead of manually adding links to your navigation, you select a WordPress post category and the menu automatically pulls in your latest posts — with titles, excerpts, and featured images — and displays them in the mega menu panel. Every time you publish a new post in that category, the menu updates itself.
This is particularly useful for editorial sites, magazines, and any site that publishes regularly and wants that content to be immediately visible in the navigation.
When to use it
Auto content pull works best when you have a defined category of posts that you publish to regularly, and when you want that content to be browsable from the navigation without requiring visitors to find the blog section first.
It’s less useful for static content or for categories that only get occasional posts — the dynamic nature of the feature only adds value when there’s a genuine content stream to pull from.
How to configure it in Ruby Mega Menu
Open the menu builder and select the top-level menu item where you want the content pull to appear. In the Ruby Mega Menu settings for that item, choose the “Auto Content Pull” submenu type.
Select the post category you want to pull from. Set the number of posts to display — typically between three and six, depending on your column layout. Choose the layout: four-column article cards, three-column cards, two-column cards, or article list.
You can also set limits on title character count and excerpt length. These are useful for ensuring the panel displays cleanly regardless of how long individual post titles are.
Layout choices
The four-column layout works well for visual content with strong featured images. The article list layout works better for text-heavy content where the title and excerpt carry more weight than the image.
Match the layout to your content. If your posts consistently have high-quality featured images, the card layouts make the menu panel visually rich. If your images are inconsistent, the list layout is more forgiving.
Performance considerations
Auto content pull runs a database query each time the page loads. For high-traffic sites, this is worth considering. Ruby caches the query result using WordPress’s transient API, which limits the performance impact — but it’s worth being aware of if you’re running a large site with significant traffic.
The result
Once configured, the auto content pull appears in the mega menu panel as a set of article cards or a list of posts with titles and excerpts. Visitors can browse recent content without leaving the navigation. For sites that rely on content to drive engagement, this is a meaningful improvement over a standard dropdown.