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In this tutorial you will learn how to Add, Remove, and Edit Menus on your WordPress website.

Menus work in a hierarchy system that distinguishes each of the different menu items by name and by placement. The Menu Items at the top of the list in the Editor will appear on your website from left to right.

To CREATE A MENU

1. If you’re logged into your site, find Appearance in the main dashboard, and in the drop down menu select Menus.
2. In the Menu page of the editor click the blue Link that says Create a New Menu.
3. You will be prompted to Give your Menu a Name.
   You can have more than one menu but only one Main Menu so its suggested that you name it something like “Primary”, “Main Menu”, or “Main Navigation”. Basically just something that will distinguish it from the other menus you may create in the future for a header, footer, or sidebar.
4. Next set the Menu Structure.
   If you want this menu to be your Main Menu check the Primary Menu checkbox.
5. Click Save Menu.

To ADD MENU ITEMS

1. Now that your Menu Structure is set up, look in the Box on the Left that says Pages.
2. Click the empty box to place a checkmark in each box you want to place in the menu and click Add to Menu.
3. The selected pages will appear at the bottom of the menu under Menu Structure.
4. Scroll down to where it appears on the menu and hover to get the 4 directional arrow icon to appear, then click and drag it to where you want it on the menu. The menu items will “Snap” into place.
5. When you have all of the Pages in the correct order make sure to click Save Menu to save your changes.

To EDIT MENU ITEMS

1. You may not want to have the Full Name of the Page appear in your Menu. For instance you may have a page named “Frequently Asked Questions”. But we want it to say “F.A.Q.” on the Menu Label.
2. Its easy, in the menu editor, look on each individual menu item. On the right it says “Page”, and there is a small Down arrow next to. Clicking this link or arrow will open the Menu Item up for editing. This option allows you to add a Navigation Label (Button Name) and Title Attribute (optional). *You can also remove menu items by clicking the Red text Remove.
3. Once you have changed the Navigation Labels to the correct name, click Save Menu to save your changes.

To CREATE A DROP DOWN MENU

1. If you want your Main Menu Navigation to have sub pages and you also want them to appear on the menu you need to create a drop down menu. A Drop Down Menu allows you to have multiple pages underneath a Main Menu Item. (See Below.)
2. In the Pages panel on the left, check mark each additional boxes you want to place in the menu and click Add to Menu. Remember, the new menu items will appear at the bottom of the list. You then have to put each menu item in its correct location on the menu.
3. Scroll down to where it appears on the menu and hover to get the 4 directional arrow icon to appear, click and drag it to where you want it on the menu, the Menu Item will “Snap” into Place.
4. Place the rest of the sub items directly under the first sub menu Item.
5. Click Save Menu to save your changes.

1. Posts are the entries that display in reverse chronological order on your home page or within your site. The content is constantly updated at the top of the page, instead of the whole page staying relatively the same over time – like the pages of your main navigation. Posts are more like your “News” page with new information posted at the top regularly. In contrast to pages, posts usually have comments fields beneath them and are included in your site’s RSS feed.
2. You can add a new entry by clicking the [+NEW] button in the top bar and selecting New Post, or by clicking “Add New” under the subheading Posts in the left sidebar.
3. If you have a latest posts widget enabled on the homepage, excerpts of the most recent entries will appear there, and all new posts will appear at the top of your blog page. They will all be archived as well.
4. Enter the title at the top of the page. Right below the title you will see the permalink. This is what the link to the website page with the blog post will be named. Generally you can leave this as whatever it fills in for you as default. Any relevant words in this URL will help your SEO.
5. Next is your WYSIWYG editor. (What You See Is What You Get) Which means you can see the edits you are making – as opposed to making changes in the HTML code. Here you type in the content of your post. You can use bold and italics, etc.
6. If you want to make a headline or subheadline, use the formatting drop down menu – it says “format” (in a drop down option) and select paragraph or Headline 1, Headline 2, etc. Making an item a headline or subheadline will give those words extra SEO power (as opposed to using bold and size to make it just visually stand out on the page). Also, using the Headline tags will keep everything consistently styled on the site.
7. To add a link, select the text within your post that you want to turn into a link (for example: “click here”). Once the text is selected, click the link button (looks like a chain link) in the WYSIWIG toolbar.
8. A window pops up where you can type in the URL of the page you would like to link to. Check the box if you would like this link to open in a new window (recommended for any links leading off of your main website). If you want to link to a page already within your site, the pages are listed below – simply select one instead of entering a URL.
9. Below this is the SEO (search engine optimization) box. You don’t have to fill in anything – site-wide defaults will be included if you leave these blank. If you want specific keywords added to a specific post, add them here. You can see what the page listing will look like on Google, and it is clear what to add where in this section.
10. In the right column you can select what category the post belongs to (news, events, etc.) Normally you will only have one blog on your site and all posts in all categories will display on the main blog page – but should you decide one day to split your posts into categories, it will be convenient to have all old posts already tagged. Also, when someone views your posts they can click on the category it is in and see similar posts.
11. If you want to add an image or a featured image to a page, see our page Working with Images in WordPress.
    Lastly, at the top right is the Publish section. Click Publish to make the post live. If it was already live and you just modified it, click Update to make the changes live.