Create menu
How do I set up my navigation menu?
- WordPress Dashboard > Appearance > Menus
- “Create a new menu” > Choose a menu name
- Be sure to assign the menu to a “Theme location” by checking the tick box.
For example, set the menu as “Primary menu” - Save menu
Adding Pages, Categories, etc. to your menu
On the left side of this screen are a number of drop-down boxes titled “Pages”, “Links” and “Categories”. Each heading will list available items you can add to your menu.
For example, to add a Page to your menu, please ensure you’ve first created the desired page (within WP Dashboard > Pages > Add New). Click the “Pages” drop-down heading. The pages you’ve created will be listed below (see screenshot above). Check the box next to the page you’d like to add to your menu and click “Add to menu“. The selected item should now appear under “Menu Structure” column. Here, you can drag and drop the item you’ve added to adjust its location in the menu. You can also create sub-menus by dragging and dropping a menu item underneath another so that it’s indented.
TUTORIAL: Adding a “Home” link to your menu
To add a link to your navigation menu that will direct users back to your homepage, select the “Link” drop-down menu. Enter your homepage’s URL into the appropriate box and then give it a title, such as “Home”. Click “Add to Menu” and drag and drop the menu item to where you’d like it to be placed.
TUTORIAL: Adding a Category page to your menu
Once you’ve created a post category (within a post’s create/edit screen) and assigned it to at least one post, when you look within Appearance > Menus > Categories, you will see this category listed. Check the box next to your desired category and select “Add to Menu”. WordPress will automatically generate a page and pull in all posts that have this particular category assigned to it.
Sub Menus
Once you’ve populated your menu with items, you can create sub-menus by dragging and dropping the items “within” other menu items.
Editing Menu Items
If you wish to edit or remove a menu item, click the little arrow on the right-side of the menu item name. A selection of options will drop down, including editing the navigation label as well as removing the item altogether.
Additional Menu Item Features
For additional menu features, click on the “Screen Options” tab in the top-right corner of the Menu page.
Here, you can add the option of linking directly to a Post or specific Tag within your navigation menu. You can also check the box next to “Link Target” to give yourself the option of having menu items open in an entirely new tab when clicked.
Menus without link
First thing you need to do is add a new menu item in your menu. You can do that by going to Appearance » Menus. You want to add a custom link so give it the label you want. In the URL field, enter the # sign. Once done, click on the Add to Menubutton. Save your menu once this custom link is added to the menu.
Now click on the drop down arrow next to this custom link to edit this menu item. Go ahead and remove the pound sign from the URL field and save your menu. If you go to your live website, then you will see a menu item without link. You can add sub menus to this menu item and link them to any page or custom link you want.
