When creating a menu link, the title field is option. Menu's need titles, at least aesthetically. While they can exist without a title technically... they're really not meant to go without a title.

To best mimic core functionality, you cannot create a piece of content without the title field present. The form will submit, but the menu item does not save nor does a menu_link entity get created.

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#5 with_patch_menu_link.png162.75 KBkrina.addweb
#5 without_patch_menu_link.png163.03 KBkrina.addweb
#3 require-title-3048403-2.patch1.41 KBjnicola
#2 require-title-3048403-1.patch570 bytesjnicola

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Okay, just requiring the title was silly, because even if the menu isn't enabled the menu field was required... it was silly :)

The New & Better approach:

  • Add element Validate
  • Add validation callback
  • Validation callback gets parent field, looks for enabled checkbox, and if so, make sure strlen of title > 0
  • Add title label class of required so it displays required
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Status: Active » Needs review
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Status: Needs review » Reviewed & tested by the community
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@jnicola, Thanks for the patch. I checked your patch with simplytest.me and got the issue by following the below steps:
1. Mark the menu_link field type as required under Article content type and save.
2. Create a node and click on the Provide a menu link under Menu Settings and Save.
3. In menu setting despite it is a Required field it is showing that field is not required.
It is working fine. PFA

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jnicola commented
Status: Reviewed & tested by the community » Fixed

Brought into latest dev branch, fixed!

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed - issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.