Creating Custom Menus

1. Go to the Navigation Toolbar and select Appearance > Menus.

   

2. Click on the “+” Tab next to Menu Name and type in a name for your menu in the “Enter menu name here” field.
3. Click Create Menu.
   
4. Add menu items using the steps below.
5. You can also automatically add new top-level pages by clicking the “Automatically add new top-level pages” box. Make sure to click Save Menu again if you choose this option.

Adding Links, Pages and Categories to your Custom Menu

1. Go to the Admin Panel and select Appearance > Menus.
2. Custom Links – Click the Custom Links header to expand the panel, type in the URL and a Label (what you want the Link named on your blog), then click Add to Menu.
   
3. Custom Pages – Click the Pages header to expand the panel, check which pages you want on your custom menu, then click Add to Menu.
4. Custom Categories – Click the Categories header to expand the panel, check which categories you want on your custom menu, then click Add to Menu.
5. Click Save Menu.

Important: Each time you add custom links, pages or categories or make changes to your custom menus, you must click Save Menu otherwise the menu on your blog will not update with the changes.

Displaying Your Custom Menu

Now that you have added some items to your custom menu, you need to add it to your Theme Location.

1. In the Theme Locations box, select the custom menu you created.
   
   Not all themes support custom menus. See below.
2. Click Save
3. View your site to see your new custom menu.
4. Continue to add and modify your menu as needed.

If the current theme does not support menus, the following message will display: "The current theme does not natively support menus, but you can use the “Custom Menu” widget to add any menus you create here to the theme’s sidebar." You can still make a custom menu through the Custom Menu widget and the menu will be located along the sidebar.  Custom Menus can also be used in combination with the Custom Menus widget.

Before (displaying standard menu)

After Custom Menus Added

You can create different menus and change which menu is displayed by using Theme Locations.  Also, if the theme you’ve chosen supports multiple menus, Theme Locations will display a Primary and Secondary navigation drop-down.

Organizing Your Menu Items

As you add Custom Links, Pages and Categories to your Custom Menu, you may want to rearrange the order of the items.

1. Go to the Admin Panel and select Appearance > Menus.
2. In the Custom Menu panel, drag and drop menu items into the order that you’d like them to appear on your blog.
   

Hint: It may be more convenient for you to have the panels you access most often towards the top of the page.  You can rearrange the order of the panels on any of the WordPress pages by clicking on the panel’s header and dragging it to its new location.  A dashed rectangle will appear when the panel is in a valid location.

Modifying or Deleting Your Menu Items

1. Go to the Admin Panel and select Appearance > Menus.
2. In your Custom Menu panel, click the drop down arrow of the menu item you want to modify or delete.
3. The panel will expand for editing and deleting:
   1. To Modify your menu item – Update the fields, then click Save Menu.
   2. To Delete your menu item – Click Remove, then click Save Menu.

Deleting Custom Menus

If you do not want Custom Menus on your site, you may delete them at any time.

Once your menu is deleted, we cannot get it back. Deleting your Custom Menu also deletes all of your menu items.

1. Go to the Admin Panel and select Settings > General.
2. In your Custom Menu panel, click on Delete Menu.
   
3. A confirmation popup will appear saying “You are about to permanently delete this menu.  ‘Cancel’ to stop, ‘OK’ to delete.”
4. Click OK.