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Customizing the Navigation Menu

Edit the Menu: Edit the default menu or create a new one

Dashboard > Appearance > Menus >

  • Update the TopNav Menu: You can remove the example menu items by clicking the down arrow and click Remove.
  • Use Bulk Select to select which Menu items to Bulk remove.

Add new menu items from the left-hand side column: Add menu items

  • Add Pages, Posts, Custom Links or Categories as Menu Items.
  • Once you have Pages and Posts created in your site, you can add them from this column into the Menu Structure on the right.
  • Move menu items around by clicking and holding the menu item box and drag it to the location you want.

Create a Sub Menu

  • Create a sub menu the same way using the options from the left-hand column
  • Click and drag the menu item to the right to create a sub-menu

Be sure to click “Save Menu”

  • Save your updates by clicking the blue button at the bottom: Save Menu

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