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    How to Create a Navigation Menu in WordPress

    December 28, 2015 by ProfK Leave a Comment

    I have created a video tutorial to walk you through the 3 simple steps for creating a navigation menu in WordPress:

    1. Add New Page
    2. Create New Menu
    3. Add the new pages to the menu

    VIEW VIDEO!
    nav-menu-WP

    Here is a summary of the tutorial:

    STEP 1 – Add New Page

    A navigation menu is usually composed with the pages of a website, but it can also include blog posts, links (internal and external), and categories. You will see all of these options in the Menus area. But first, let’s create a new page:

    1. Log into your WordPress account.
    2. In the left sidebar, click on Pages to see a list of all the existing pages. There are two ways to add a new page:
      a. Click on the “Add New” sub-navigation item directly underneath the “All Pages” sub-nav item.
      b. Click on the “Add New” button next to the Pages title at the top of the screen.
    3. Give your new page a title and click the “Publish” button in the right sidebar.

    STEP 2 – Create New Menu

    1. In the left sidebar, click on “Appearance > Menus”.
    2. Select the “Edit Menus” tab at the top of the screen.
    3. If you’ve already created a menu, select the one you want to edit from the drop-down at the top of the screen.
    4. If you don’t have a menu, click on the link “create a new menu”, name it, and click the “Create Menu” button.
    5. At the bottom of the screen, select the Primary Navigation Menu for theme location. Click the “Save Menu” button.

    STEP 3 – Add Page to Menu

    1. On the left side of the screen (next to the left sidebar), you’ll see the 4 options for what you can add to the menu:
      Pages, Posts, Custom Links, and Categories.
      Select “Pages” to reveal all of the pages you have created on the site. You might want to use the “View All” tab to see everything.
    2. Select any page(s) you want to add to the menu and click the “Add to Menu” button.
    3. WordPress will automatically add new pages to the bottom of the menu. You can re-order them any way you like by clicking and dragging the page into its new position.
    4. When finished adding pages and re-ordering them, click the “Save Menu” button.

     

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