I am experiencing a strange and inconsistent behavior with HTML Blocks and the Menu List widget.
The Issue: I am using a Menu List widget inside an HTML Block to build my footer. When the Menu List is placed “loose” in the editor, the links work perfectly (SEO-friendly slugs).
However, as soon as I place that Menu List inside a “Full Width Section”, the links on the frontend change from: https://mydomain.com/slug-name/ to: https://mydomain.com/?page_id=XXXX
Key Observations:
Direct Preview: If I view the HTML Block directly via ?cms_block=id, the links are correct.
Frontend/Live Page: On the actual website (footer), the links are broken (showing page_id).
Isolation: If I move the Menu List outside the “Full Width Section” container, the links return to the correct slug format immediately.
What I have already tried:
Flushing Permalinks (Settings > Permalinks > Save).
Disabling “Experimental features” in Woodmart > Performance.
It seems like the “Full Width Section” wrapper triggers a different rendering method or cache layer that prevents WordPress from converting IDs to slugs.
Could you please investigate why this specific container affects the URL structure of the Menu List widget?
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