WordPress Menu Tutorials

Adding a Menu

  1. Click Appearance -> Menu in the Admin Panel
  2. Click Create a New Menu
  3. Enter menu name and click Create Menu
  4. Check Primary Menu and press Save Menu (only if Primary Menu)
  5. Select menu pages and click Add to Menu
  6. Click Save Menu

Menus in Customizer

  1. Click Appearance -> Customize in the Admin Panel
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  2. Select the Menus panel (near the bottom of the options)
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  3. Go to Menu Locations
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  4. Set your Primary Menu
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  5. Press Save & Publish
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Creating Custom Link

  1. Click Appearance -> Menu in the Admin Panel
  2. Select the menu you would like to add custom link to
  3. Click on Custom Links
  4. Add URL and Link Text
  5. Click Add to Menu
  6. Arrange link where you would like it to be in menu order
  7. Click Save Menu

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Creating Unclickable Custom Link

  1. Click Appearance -> Menu in the Admin Panel
  2. Select the menu you would like to add custom link to
  3. Click on Custom Links
  4. Add a # to the URL field and Link Text (see example below for unclickable link)
  5. Click Add to Menu
  6. Arrange link where you would like it to be in menu order
  7. Click Save Menu

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Editing a Menu

  1. Click on the down arrow next to the page name
  2. Edit page detail
  3. Click Save Menu

Opening Link in New Window

  1. Click Screen Options at the top of the page
  2. Check Link Target
  3. Click on the down arrow next to the page name to open page details
  4. Check Open link in a new window/tab (see below)
  5. Click Save Menu

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Creating Multiple Menus

  1. Click Create a New Menu
  2. Enter new menu name
  3. Select menu to edit from down arrow
  4. Set menu location
  5. Click Save Changes

Delete a Menu

  1. Select menu
  2. Click Delete Menu
  3. Press OK