Bootstrap dropdown parent menu active class

class, menu, twitter-bootstrap

Solution

I know it has been 6 months since you posted this, but I have a solution for you :)

I have got this piece of mark up from the getbootstrap.com (http://getbootstrap.com/components/#navbar) and all you have to do is add the word 'active' in the `<li class="dropdown">` like the code below:

<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="bs-example-navbar-collapse-1">
   <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
       <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
       <!--<li class="dropdown">-->
       <li class="dropdown active">
           <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Industries <span class="caret"></span></a>
           <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
               <li><a href="#">Link1</a></li>
               <li><a href="#">Link2</a></li>
           </ul>
       </li>
   </ul>
</div>

I hope it is not too late!

Problem

Rookie here, searched for answer and can't discover what i am doing wrong. My menu works fine in active class on "normal" menus, but I cannot find the solution to make the parent menu a "active" one. ![dropdown menu bootstrap][1] The code: ``` <!-- /.abre dropdown --> <li class="dropdown"> <a data-toggle="dropdown" class="dropdown-toggle" href="#">O Que Fazer</a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li><a href="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>/sem-sair-de-carro/">Sem Sair de Carro <i class="icon-arrow-right"></i></a> <li><a href="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>/de-carro-a-menos-de-15-minutos/">De Carro a Menos de 15 Minutos </a></li> <li><a href="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>/usando-o-carro/">Usando O Carro </a></li> </ul> </li> <!-- /fecha dropdown --> ``` What am I missing? I tried the class="active" but no good: ``` <a data-toggle="dropdown" class="dropdown-toggle" class="active" href="#">O Que Fazer</a> ``` Maybe this is quite basic, but searched around for an answer and cannot find aby. Much appreciated

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