# Missing on Active for Links

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/missing-on-active-for-links/52854>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [November 29, 2025, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/missing-on-active-for-links/52854 "2025-11-29T09:14:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![vinioliv](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/vinioliv/32/26864_2.png) [@vinioliv](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/vinioliv)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2025, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/missing-on-active-for-links/52854/1 "2025-11-29T09:14:29Z")

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So, I am trying to create a costume navigation bar, and I been having trouble by missing only one thing, which is on active for text, top links or (and) buttons. I mean that I’ve tried all of them, but can’t add on active for none of them.

 ![Realmac Software v2](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/d/9/d96c2aaedddbe5596007083d47c98ffeaf042fe3.png)

- Default

- Hover

- Visited

- Active (Missing)

I want the actual section to change color on my new costume nav bar link. I wanna tell in my opinion it would be really nice to have it on text component, it would made It really flexible, or button too.

Thanks for now 😶‍🌫️

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**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/missing-on-active-for-links/52854/2 "2025-12-02T10:31:40Z")

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That’s not going to work, as the component doesn’t know what it’s the active page.  
For this to work you’d need to apply a class to the item on the page. i.e. manually manage the styles on a per page basis.

This is why the menu components magic, it handles all of this styling for you.

Do you have an example of what you’re trying to create? I wonder if one of the menu components would be able to do it for you…