{"id":16888,"date":"2021-09-03T14:20:22","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T08:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/?p=16888"},"modified":"2023-09-14T17:20:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T11:50:28","slug":"how-to-add-a-navigation-menu-to-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/how-to-add-a-navigation-menu-to-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add a Navigation Menu to WordPress?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16888\" class=\"elementor elementor-16888\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ebf2c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ebf2c0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c70e53c\" data-id=\"c70e53c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbf4233 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fbf4233\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fd5c43\" data-id=\"2fd5c43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daad927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"daad927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your website needs to have straightforward, well-arranged navigation that gets users where they need to go. WordPress provides a user-friendly interface that allows users to create menus without any technical skills. But, if you&#8217;re beginning to start, you could have trouble making your menu. This blog explains the navigation menu and how to add a navigation menu to WordPress website.<\/p><p>However, let&#8217;s first discuss what a Navigation Menu is and how to adds it!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-044337e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"044337e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What is a Navigation Menu?<br \/><br \/><\/h2><p>A navigation menu is a collection of links that redirects users to specific places on your website. A horizontal bar at the top of every page on a site is the most common type of navigation.<\/p><p>There are different types of navigation menus \u2014 let&#8217;s discuss the most common types.<\/p><p><strong>1. Drop-down Menu<\/strong><\/p><p>When you hover or click a menu, the drop-down menu shows a list of submenus.<\/p><p><strong>2. Mega Menu<\/strong><\/p><p>The mega menu shows all the options horizontally or vertically at the same time.<\/p><p><strong>3. Flyout Menu<\/strong><\/p><p>It is also similar to a drop-down menu. On the other hand, the submenus appear from the side rather than the bottom of each menu item.<\/p><p>A navigation menu helps you improve the structure of your website, inform people about the content on your site, and navigate to internal pages on your website. In WordPress, your theme defines the position of a navigation menu.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc88c40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc88c40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>SEO-friendly Navigation Menus<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/h2><p>It would help if you optimized reliable navigation for search engines. Search engine optimization (SEO) depends on your theme and your WordPress website.<\/p><p>There are the following benefits of SEO-friendly navigation menus.<\/p><ul><li>It will decrease your bounce rate because users will quickly go anywhere they want.<\/li><li>Search engines will be able to crawl your site more effectively, resulting in higher rankings.<\/li><li>Users may also stay on the site for long periods, which will improve your statistics.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c6f3fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c6f3fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Steps To Create a Navigation Menu in WordPress<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>On the\u00a0<strong>Appearance &gt; Menus<\/strong>\u00a0admin page in WordPress, you can build and manage navigation menus. You may also use a menu plugin if your menu structure is complicated.<\/p><p>Go to your WordPress admin area. Now, go to <strong>Appearance &gt; Menus<\/strong>. Now, on the menus page, click <strong>create a new menu<\/strong> button.<\/p><p>For more information, please see the screenshot below.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_16915\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16915\" style=\"width: 903px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16915 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/create-a-new-menu.png\" alt=\"Create a New Menu\" width=\"903\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/create-a-new-menu.png 903w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/create-a-new-menu-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/create-a-new-menu-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/create-a-new-menu-600x332.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Create a New Menu<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Give the <strong>Menu Name<\/strong> here. Then, select the <strong>Create Menu<\/strong> option.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_16914\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16914\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16914 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/give-menu-name-1024x479.png\" alt=\"Give Menu Name\" width=\"1024\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/give-menu-name-1024x479.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/give-menu-name-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/give-menu-name-768x359.png 768w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/give-menu-name-600x281.png 600w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/give-menu-name.png 1408w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Give Menu Name<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>You could select the pages to include that in your menu. To view all the pages on your website, click on the\u00a0<strong>View All<\/strong>. If you&#8217;re going to add any pages to your menu, then mark the checkbox. Then, select the\u00a0<strong>Add to Menu<\/strong>\u00a0option.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_16913\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16913\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16913 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/add-pages-to-menu.png\" alt=\"Add Pages to Menu\" width=\"850\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/add-pages-to-menu.png 850w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/add-pages-to-menu-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/add-pages-to-menu-768x610.png 768w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/add-pages-to-menu-600x476.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Add Pages to Menu<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>You may also rearrange your menu by dragging and dropping.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_16916\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16916\" style=\"width: 744px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16916 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drag-and-drop-menu-items-1.png\" alt=\"Drag and Drop Menu Item\" width=\"744\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drag-and-drop-menu-items-1.png 744w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drag-and-drop-menu-items-1-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drag-and-drop-menu-items-1-600x345.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drag and Drop Menu Item<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>If you want to create a nested menu, then it is also possible. Drag the child menu item to the right side of the parent menu.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_16911\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16911\" style=\"width: 796px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16911 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/nested-menu.png\" alt=\"Nested Menu\" width=\"796\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/nested-menu.png 796w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/nested-menu-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/nested-menu-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/nested-menu-600x319.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nested Menu<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>When you&#8217;re through with your menu selections, click the <strong>Save Menu<\/strong> button.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30bf2f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30bf2f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Add Categories and Custom Links to Your Menu<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/h3><p>Categories use to organize and group entries into distinct areas\u2014a URL use for the custom link. It is a connection to a specific location, either internal or external. For easy access, you can also link your social accounts and other links.<\/p><p>You may choose the item and add it to your menu under the\u00a0<strong>Categories\u00a0<\/strong>area. Then, click the\u00a0<strong>Add to Menu<\/strong>\u00a0option.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_16910\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16910\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16910 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/add-category-1024x527.png\" alt=\"Add Category\" width=\"1024\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/add-category-1024x527.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/add-category-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/add-category-768x396.png 768w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/add-category-600x309.png 600w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/add-category.png 1233w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Add Category<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>It can add custom menus from the Custom Links tab. First, specify the\u00a0<strong>URL<\/strong>\u00a0and add the\u00a0<strong>Link Text.\u00a0<\/strong>Then, select the\u00a0<strong>Add to Menu<\/strong>\u00a0option.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_16909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16909\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16909 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/add-custom-menu-item-1024x541.png\" alt=\"Add Custom Menu Item\" width=\"1024\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/add-custom-menu-item-1024x541.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/add-custom-menu-item-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/add-custom-menu-item-768x406.png 768w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/add-custom-menu-item-600x317.png 600w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/add-custom-menu-item.png 1230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Add Custom Menu Item<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>You may also nest these menu items by dragging and dropping them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d55b4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d55b4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Edit Menu Items<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/h3><p>By default, the page title or category name uses as the link text for pages and categories in WordPress. If you need to modify this text, you may do so by editing it. Click the menu item, update the\u00a0<strong>Navigation Label<\/strong>, and click the\u00a0<strong>Save Menu<\/strong>\u00a0button to edit the link text.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_16908\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16908\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16908 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/change-menu-name-1024x526.png\" alt=\"Change Menu Name\" width=\"1024\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/change-menu-name-1024x526.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/change-menu-name-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/change-menu-name-768x394.png 768w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/change-menu-name-600x308.png 600w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/change-menu-name.png 1244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Change Menu Name<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Click the\u00a0<strong>Appearance &gt; Customize<\/strong>\u00a0menu. Go to the Customizer. If your theme supports it, you may also modify your menu items via the Customizer interface.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eaaa78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8eaaa78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Delete Menu Items<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/h3><p>You can easily remove the menu items. Remove the link by clicking on it. Then, select the\u00a0<strong>Save Menu<\/strong>\u00a0option.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_16907\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16907\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16907 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/remove-menu-1024x517.png\" alt=\"Remove Menu\" width=\"1024\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/remove-menu-1024x517.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/remove-menu-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/remove-menu-768x388.png 768w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/remove-menu-600x303.png 600w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/remove-menu.png 1407w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Remove Menu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-853ca8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"853ca8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Change the Location of Your Menu<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/h3><p>If you need to modify your menu to various areas on your site&#8217;s front end, go to the\u00a0<strong>Manage Locations<\/strong>\u00a0tab at the top of the Menus page, select your menu to the other place, and save all the changes.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_16906\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16906\" style=\"width: 808px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16906 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/manage-menu-location.png\" alt=\"Manage Menu Location\" width=\"808\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/manage-menu-location.png 808w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/manage-menu-location-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/manage-menu-location-768x472.png 768w, https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/manage-menu-location-600x369.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manage Menu Location<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1c2a79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1c2a79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Conclusion<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/h3><p>Through your WordPress admin dashboard, you can easily add a navigation menu to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techeshta.com\/wordpress-customization\/\">WordPress <\/a>website. You don&#8217;t require any coding skills. Use a menu structure that accurately represents your content to reach the best performance in terms of SEO and usability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your website needs to have straightforward, well-arranged navigation that gets users where they need to go. WordPress provides a user-friendly interface that allows users to create menus without any technical skills. But, if you&#8217;re beginning to start, you could have trouble making your menu. This blog explains the navigation menu and how to add a navigation menu to WordPress website. However, let&#8217;s first discuss what a Navigation Menu is and how to adds it! What is a Navigation Menu? 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