Create a Dropdown Menu in WordPress

The WordPress dropdown menu functionality guides your visitors around your site and ensures they find what they are looking for. WordPress provides a built-in menu editor that allows you to create dropdown menus without additional plugins or coding knowledge. Follow these steps to create a dropdown menu.

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To start[log in to your WordPress Dashboard](https://guides.nexcen.au/guide/websites/log-into-the-wordpress-dashboard/)

Navigate to **Appearance > Menus** in your WordPress Dashboard

Click the **create a new menu** button

Give your menu a name under Menu Name Under Menu Settings, choose its location on your site. You can select **Automatically add new top-level pages to this menu** by checking the respective box. Additionally, you can check the boxes to **manage locations** on your site where you want this menu visible. Then click on **Create Menu**

Go to the **Add Menu Items** section on the left side of the screen and select the pages you want to include in your menu, then click **Add to Menu**

You can Include specific Posts, Custom Links, or Categories, by expanding each section with a click on the **arrow on the right**, once select click **Add to Menu**

Add a **Custom Link** (placeholder for a dropdown) by entering the URL and link text (use **#** if it’s unclickable) and then **adding it to the Menu**.

To re-arrange the order of items on the menu, simply drag and drop the items on the right-hand side of the screen

Turn menu items into sub menus by selecting the **Under** option below a parent item or you can drag the menu item slightly to the right as well.

Click **Save Menu** to store your changes and check your website to see how it looks.