Allow changing tag for wrapper element in regions [#1258774]

Omega does a great job of using the HTML5 semantic elements, but there are some times where it's just not possible for Omega to determine the semantic content, and therefore just uses a generic div. For instance, putting a menu block into a region should wrap the ul in nav, but since Omega doesn't know that it's a navigation menu, it renders a generic div. Simply allowing which wrapper tag to use would solve everything.

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Comment #1

Argus CreditAttribution: Argus commented 1 September 2011 at 10:10

Just like the Semantic Views approach. +1

Didn't I see a place to add tags? I will have to check when I get home.

Comment #2

Ryan258 CreditAttribution: Ryan258 commented 28 January 2012 at 05:26

If you want somewhat of a hacky work around I usually just forego using menus, build out the html in an editor, create a block, paste it in. Typically I'm building menus that have to be precise so the end user isn't going to be adding new menu links because the css that's going on pretty much wouldn't allow for it. At least this way you can put in that nav tag you've always wanted :)

Comment #3

Anonymous (not verified) CreditAttribution: Anonymous commented 4 February 2012 at 15:55

Another workaround is to copy the block.tpl.php found in the original omega templates folder, put it in your subtheme's templates folder, rename it to match your block and change the first line to:

$tag = 'nav';

If you're using http://drupal.org/project/menu_block to output your menus you can simply rename the template file to block--menu-block.tpl.php and all your menu blocks will have the nav wrapper.