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Managing Menus

Menus define your site’s navigation structure. Each menu contains multiple items that can link to pages, URLs, or have nested sub-items.

Creating a Menu

Section titled “Creating a Menu”
  1. Go to Basic Info → Menus
  2. Click Create
  3. Fill in the basic fields:
Section titled “Menu Fields”
FieldRequiredDescription
TitleYesMenu name (e.g., “Main Navigation”)
SlugYesUnique identifier
DescriptionNoInternal notes

Adding Menu Items

Section titled “Adding Menu Items”

After creating a menu, open it and go to the Items tab:

  1. Click Create item
  2. Fill the item fields:
Section titled “Menu Item Fields”
FieldRequiredDescription
TitleYesLink text
URLYesLink destination
Open inNoSame tab or new tab
ParentNoFor nested dropdown menus
OrderNoPosition in the menu
Sub-itemsNoNested child links

![Menu Items - Placeholder for screenshot showing nested menu structure]

Nested Menus

Section titled “Nested Menus”

Create dropdown menus by setting a Parent item:

Main Navigation
├── Home
├── Services
│   ├── Web Development
│   ├── Design
│   └── Consulting
├── About
└── Contact

Reordering Items

Section titled “Reordering Items”

Drag and drop items in the list to change their order. Changes are saved automatically.

Best Practices

Section titled “Best Practices”
  • Keep top-level navigation items to 5-7 for usability
  • Use clear, action-oriented labels
  • Organize related pages under dropdown menus
  • Test navigation on mobile devices
  • Keep menu depth to 2 levels maximum

Next Steps

Section titled “Next Steps”