Redirect menu parent to first child in wordpress

notes for Redirect menu parent to first child in wordpress:

create page-redirect.php

then just select this page template for the parent page <?php /* Template Name: Redirect To First Child */ if (have_posts()) { while (have_posts()) { the_post(); $pagekids = get_pages("child_of=".$post->ID."&sort_column=menu_order"); $firstchild = $pagekids[0]; wp_redirect(get_permalink($firstchild->ID)); exit; } } ?>