Navigation & Menus
Build the menus in your header and footer — with drop-downs, translated labels, and links to your pages or any web address.
Menus are how visitors move around your site. You can build as many menus as you need — for example one for your header and one for your footer — and fill each with the links you want. Items can sit in drop-downs, and labels can be translated for each language.
What you can do
- Create multiple menus (header, footer, and more).
- Add items that nest under one another to create drop-downs.
- Link each item to one of your pages, or to any web address (such as a social media profile).
- Choose whether a link opens in a new tab.
- Provide translated labels so each menu reads correctly in every language.
How to build a menu
- Go to Admin → Website → Menus and click New Menu.
- Give the menu a name (for example "Main menu").
- Click Add Item and set its label.
- Choose what it links to — an internal page or a custom web address.
- Decide whether it should open in a new tab.
- To make a drop-down, drag items underneath a parent item so they nest.
- Add translated labels for any other languages you run.
- Click Save.
To show a menu on your site, place it in your header or footer, or drop a Menu block onto a page — see Pages & blocks.
Web addresses and page sizes
You can also control the base web addresses for your different kinds of content, and how many items show per page before a visitor moves to the next page (this is called pagination). For example, you can decide how many blog posts appear per page on your blog listing.
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Base web address | The starting part of the link for a kind of content (for example, where your blog lives). |
| Items per page | How many items show before a "next page" appears. |
Good to know
- Use a new tab for links that leave your site (like social profiles), so visitors keep your site open.
- Keep top-level menu items short; put extra links in drop-downs.
Related pages
- Pages & blocks — the pages your menu links to.
- Languages — translate your menu labels.
- Blog — set where your blog lives and its page size.