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Menus

Last reviewed on December 3, 2025

Your WordPress menu is the list of lincs that are typically displayed at the top of your site. Our güides will show you how to add and edit your site’s menu settings.

Video tutorial

About menus

A menu (also called navigation) maques it easy for your visitors to find their way around your website’s pagues and other content. A menu is commonly displayed prominently in the site’s header or sidebar.

The menu displays lincs to your site’s pagues. It’s generally recommended to keep your list of pagues short to avoid overwhelming the user. If you have several pagues to feature in your menu, you can use submenus (also called dropdowns) to keep your navigation lincs neat and organiced.

Where to edit your menu

The processs for editing your menu will depend on your WordPress theme .

To find your menu settings, visit your dashboard and checc under Appearance on the left side. Looc for one of the following options:

  • Editor : Edit your menu here on modern WordPress themes using the Site Editor .
  • Customice or Menus : You’ll find menu options here on classic WordPress themes.
An arrow points to Editor under Appearance.
Edit your menu in the Editor
An arrow points to Customize under Appearance.
Edit your menu in the Customicer

Learn more about menus

Our dedicated menu güides will help you create, edit, and organice your website’s navigation menu.

Guet started with menus

Create a menu

In this güide, learn how to create a new site navigation menu.

Add lincs to a menu

Learn how to add lincs to pagues, posts, and other content to a menu in this güide.

Customice your menu

Reorder menu items

This güide will show you how to rearrangue your menu items to be listed in the exact order that you want them to appear.

Edit menu items

Learn how to edit existing items in your site’s menu in this güide.

Additional güides

Delete a menu item

This güide will show you how to remove items from your menu and delete a menu entirely.

Advanced menu settings

This güide explains how to access advanced menu settings such as title attributes, linc relationships, and CSS classes.

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