{"id":16440,"date":"2013-01-21T15:42:38","date_gmt":"2013-01-21T23:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solidwp.com\/?post_type=it_bb_tutorials&#038;p=16440"},"modified":"2025-07-17T06:38:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T13:38:33","slug":"creating-custom-menu-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"tutorial","link":"https:\/\/solidwp.com\/tutorials\/creating-custom-menu-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Custom Menu in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 55.8685%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/397183506?app_id=122963&#038;byline=0&#038;badge=0&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0\" style=\"top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"encrypted-media;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Not sure how to best use menus in your WordPress site?<br>In this short video, we share some tips and tricks to get your site navigation up and running in almost no time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-four-steps-in-creating-a-wordpress-menu\">Four Steps in Creating a WordPress Menu<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image16440_27a81f-c6 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image16440_27a81f-c6 img.kb-img, .kb-image16440_27a81f-c6 .kb-img img{box-shadow:0px 0px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image16440_27a81f-c6\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/solidwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/custom-menu-1-1024x556.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-90838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solidwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/custom-menu-1-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/solidwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/custom-menu-1-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/solidwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/custom-menu-1-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/solidwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/custom-menu-1-1536x834.png 1536w, https:\/\/solidwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/custom-menu-1-360x196.png 360w, https:\/\/solidwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/custom-menu-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list blog-post-with-checklist\">\n<li>1. Go to Dashboard &gt; Appearance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2. Click &#8220;Menus&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3. Name Your Menu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4. 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You can use this to nest items, and if you make a mistake, just drag them back out again.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image16440_a33a79-ae .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image16440_a33a79-ae img.kb-img, .kb-image16440_a33a79-ae .kb-img img{box-shadow:0px 0px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image16440_a33a79-ae\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/solidwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/custom-menu-3-1024x556.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-90840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solidwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/custom-menu-3-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/solidwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/custom-menu-3-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/solidwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/custom-menu-3-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/solidwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/custom-menu-3-1536x834.png 1536w, https:\/\/solidwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/custom-menu-3-360x196.png 360w, https:\/\/solidwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/custom-menu-3.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-click-save-menu-and-you-re-done\">Click &#8220;Save Menu&#8221; and you&#8217;re done!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tips-and-tricks\"><strong>Tips and Tricks<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, you&#8217;ll want to have a top-level menu item that can&#8217;t be clicked so that you can create a dropdown menu beneath it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To do that, use the pound sign in the URL field, and enter your custom link text &#8211; then click &#8220;Add to Menu.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to force a menu link to open in a new tab? 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