How to Edit a WordPress Menu
Jayla Nelson
28 steps
2 minutes
Tarleton
Menus are edited by those with full administrative access to their site. Not all editors have this ability.
1
There are two ways to access the Menu Editor. The first: hover over your site name and select "Menus"
2
The second way is from the dashboard. Hover over "Appearance" and select "Menus"
3
If you are creating brand new menu, there will be a placeholder menu item. Clicking the small arrow will open up the item's additional options
4
Click "Remove" to remove an unwanted menu option
5
"Most Recent" will show you all pages that were recently created.
6
"View All" will show you all pages that have been created
Basic Menu
7
Click the checkbox next to any pages you want to be added to the navigation
8
Once you've selected all the pages you want to add, select the "Add to Menu" button
9
You can rearrange the order of items by clicking, dragging, and dropping.
New menu items automatically go to the bottom of the menu list, so you may need to drag them to where you want them to go
10
Click the small arrow to view more options
11
Click the "Navigation Label" field. You can change what the menu label says for this page. Long titles can be shortened to fit better on the navigation
12
Clicking the small arrow again will close the additional options
13
The "Custom Links" section is used to linking to pages outside of the site you are working on. This includes Tarleton webpages that are not within the site you are working on and pages that are outside Tarleton (like www.google.com)
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Click the "URL" field and paste the webpage link inside
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Click the "Link Text" field and type in what label you want your link to have
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When you are done, click the "Add to Menu" option
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Once you are done with your menu, select the "Save Menu" button on the bottom right of the page
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Click the site name at the top to view your new menu!
20
Now you have a regular menu!
Second and Third Layer Menus
21
Sometimes, you may want to have more items appear when you hover over the main menu items. To do this, select the items you want to add to the menu.
22
Select "Add to Menu"
23
They all went to the bottom of the menu, so drag and drop them underneath the item you want to be their "parent"
24
Dragging the menu item inward slightly will indent the items. This is how you know that when you hover over "Video Tutorials" that "Types of Blocks" and "How to Add Media" will appear
25
You can even have a third level of menu but be aware that the more items you have in your menu, the more confusing it can become. Now, "Creating a Page" will appear when we hover over "How to Add Media"
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Select "Save Menu" to publish your menu updates
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Click the site name to view the menu
28
Now we have two items appear under "Video Tutorials" and two more items appearing under "How to Add Media"
Remember that while having an organized menu is useful, most of your audience is going to be Googling what they are looking for and clicking on the top result. Menus are typically used internally and by those in the older generations.
How to Edit a WordPress Menu
Jayla Nelson
28 steps
2 minutes
Tarleton
Menus are edited by those with full administrative access to their site. Not all editors have this ability.
1
There are two ways to access the Menu Editor. The first: hover over your site name and select "Menus"
2
The second way is from the dashboard. Hover over "Appearance" and select "Menus"
3
If you are creating brand new menu, there will be a placeholder menu item. Clicking the small arrow will open up the item's additional options
4
Click "Remove" to remove an unwanted menu option
5
"Most Recent" will show you all pages that were recently created.
6
"View All" will show you all pages that have been created
Basic Menu
7
Click the checkbox next to any pages you want to be added to the navigation
8
Once you've selected all the pages you want to add, select the "Add to Menu" button
9
You can rearrange the order of items by clicking, dragging, and dropping.
New menu items automatically go to the bottom of the menu list, so you may need to drag them to where you want them to go
10
Click the small arrow to view more options
11
Click the "Navigation Label" field. You can change what the menu label says for this page. Long titles can be shortened to fit better on the navigation
12
Clicking the small arrow again will close the additional options
13
The "Custom Links" section is used to linking to pages outside of the site you are working on. This includes Tarleton webpages that are not within the site you are working on and pages that are outside Tarleton (like www.google.com)
14
Click the "URL" field and paste the webpage link inside
15
Click the "Link Text" field and type in what label you want your link to have
16
When you are done, click the "Add to Menu" option
17
18
Once you are done with your menu, select the "Save Menu" button on the bottom right of the page
19
Click the site name at the top to view your new menu!
20
Now you have a regular menu!
Second and Third Layer Menus
21
Sometimes, you may want to have more items appear when you hover over the main menu items. To do this, select the items you want to add to the menu.
22
Select "Add to Menu"
23
They all went to the bottom of the menu, so drag and drop them underneath the item you want to be their "parent"
24
Dragging the menu item inward slightly will indent the items. This is how you know that when you hover over "Video Tutorials" that "Types of Blocks" and "How to Add Media" will appear
25
You can even have a third level of menu but be aware that the more items you have in your menu, the more confusing it can become. Now, "Creating a Page" will appear when we hover over "How to Add Media"
26
Select "Save Menu" to publish your menu updates
27
Click the site name to view the menu
28
Now we have two items appear under "Video Tutorials" and two more items appearing under "How to Add Media"
Remember that while having an organized menu is useful, most of your audience is going to be Googling what they are looking for and clicking on the top result. Menus are typically used internally and by those in the older generations.
