customising wp_nav_menu and adding text before submenu elements

I would want to make a very specific menu with wp_nav_menu that only load the main menu elements and the submenu element of a main menu element if it has been selected.

Exemple:

Menu1

  +Submenu1

  +Submenu2

Menu2

Menu3

I don't 开发者_开发百科want to hide the other submenus using CSS.

I also want to add a "+" before each submenu element.

How can I do this using wp_nav_menu function?

Thanks a lot for your help.

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You can filter the results of wp_nav_menu by using my plugin here.

As far as adding the + signs to the specific sub-children use JQuery. Something like this... (Place this code directly above your end body tag.)

<script type="text/javascript">

            $(document).ready(function (){
                $('#UNIQUE_PARENT_ELEMENT .current-menu-item > a ').prepend('+ &nbsp;');
            });

</script>

Make sure that you have JQuery loaded and that you replace your #UNIQUE_PARENT_ELEMENT with say... #sidebar if your wp_nav_menu is located in

<div id="sidebar"> 
   //NAV MENU IS IN HERE 
</div>

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Here is a way to customize your menu with a walker_nav_menu : http://goldenapplesdesign.com/2010/10/05/dropdown-menus-walker_nav_menu/ and use & adapt this :

// If this is a sub-menu element
if( $depth == 1) {
$item_output .= $another_link_before .apply_filters( ‘the_title’, $item->title, $item->ID );
}else{
$item_output .= $args->link_before .apply_filters( ‘the_title’, $item->title, $item->ID );
}