Your website includes a custom menu with links to your news section and your pages. You can edit this menu at any time, add new items and re-order the menu items using a simple drag-and-drop interface.
Change the Main Menu Order
- Login to your website using the Login link from Site Tools in the right sidebar of your website.Note: If you are already logged in this will read “Site Admin.”
- Select Appearance > Menus from the Admin Toolbar on the left.
- To change the order of the Main Menu, select the menu item you want to move and drag to a new location.
- You can create sub-menus by dragging a menu item underneath and to the right of another menu item.
- If you’ve made any changes, click Save Menu.
- Optional: You may also check the item “Automatically add new top-level pages to this menu”. This will automatically add any pages that do not have a parent page.
Add a New Menu Item
You can add different types of menu items including Pages you have published, custom links to other web pages and categories of Posts.
Add a New Page Menu Item
- Create a new page and Publish it.
- Select Appearance > Menus
- To add your new page, select the page from the Pages panel and click Add to Menu.
- The new page will be added at the bottom of your Main Menu list.
- Drag the new menu item to the desired location.
- Click Save Menu.
Add a Custom Link Menu Item
- To add a custom link, expand the Links menu panel by clicking on the triangle.
- Type the website address in the URL field of the Links panel.
- Type a short description in the Label field. This will be the text displayed in the Menu.
- Click Add to Menu.
- Drag the new menu item to the desired location.
- Click Save Menu.
Managing Menus Through the Customizer
WordPress now lets you manage your custom menus through the Customizer tool available from the Appearance menu.
- Go to the Admin Panel and select Appearance > Customize
- Select Menus from available choices.
- Select the Menu you want to edit or click the Add a Menu button to create a new menu.
- While editing the menu, you can add new menu items, reorder the existing items, choose the menu location, etc.
- The changes to your menu will appear to the right in the preview area.
- When you are satisfied with your changes, click the Save & Publish button at the top.