While creating a website it is very important to structure it well so that your visitors can easily browse through it regardless of the device or browser they are using. One of the best ways to ensure it is to use the friendly navigation menu that allows your visitors to visit the exact location that contains the information they are looking for. WordPress allows you to create your desired navigation menu and populate it with multiple user-friendly options. It also offers you extended control over your navigation menu structure and behavior. In this tutorial we are going to learn how to create a navigation menu in WordPress:
How to create navigation menu in WordPress?
For creating navigation menu just click Appearance > Menu page in the WP admin dashboard.
· Start by entering the menu name and next click on the button create menu. It will open up various options in the menu area.
· The next thing is adding the desired pages to the menu. Go to the column and from the pages list select the ones that you wish to add to the menu. Alternatively, you can also automatically add every top-level page.>
· Open the pages list by clicking view all. Every page would have a checkbox next to it. Checking this box will add the page to your menu>
· After adding the pages you can reshuffle them by drag and drop process/?
· The orientation of the pages would depend upon the selected location of the menu.>
· Once you have added desired pages to your menu just choose its display location. Now click save
How to create drop down menus in WordPress website?
You may also like to add the submenu to the menu items. It is technically known as nested menus or drop-down menus.
· Drag the desired item below the parent item and then to its right
· Technically it is possible to add nested menus to your sub-menu as well as menus with multiple layers but many themes don’t support this functionality. Besides, your site would look a bit cluttered when you increase the level of submenus, and instead of helping your visitors it may confuse them. Adding Categories to WordPress Menus
· On the left of the menus screen click categories tab.
· At the button of the menu you would see the categories that can be dragged and drop them at the desired position
How to add custom links to WordPress navigation menus?
Sometimes you may need to insert custom links to the navigation menus to redirect your visitors to external platforms like your social media pages, other digital properties, or your affiliate URLs. .Here is how to do that
· On the menu screen open custom links tab
· Now add the URL as well as the Link Text in the relevant field boxes
By carefully and diligently following this guide and with constant practice you will be able to master different aspects of navigation menu in WordPress.