Appearance Menus Screen

Created On
Last Updated On
byadminstrator
You are here:
  • Main
  • Appearance Menus Screen
< All Topics
Table of Contents

The Menu Screen enables user to create a custom menu (also known as navigation bar, navigation menu, or main menu). It is a section of the site which helps visitors to navigate in the site. Depending on the theme used, typically a site will have one navigation menu, while some themes may enable secondary or footer menus. It is essential to have a neat and simplified navigation menu, so as not to confuse your visitors.

By default, Safhitak adds all the published pages to the menu automatically. However, customization of menu is possible, such as adding a link to a category or to external site, changing the order of the menu link, or creating a sub-menu.

The Appearance Menu Screen is accessible via Dashboard > Appearance > Menus.

 

1. Creating Menu

  1. Go to the Safhitak  Dashboard.
  2. From the ‘Appearance’ menu on the left-hand side of the Dashboard, select the ‘Menus’ option to bring up the Menu Editor.
  3. Select Create a new menu at the top of the page.
  4. Enter a name for your new menu in the Menu Name box.
  5. Click the Create Menu button.

2. Adding Items to a Menu

You can add different item types into your menu, such as Pages, Categories, or even Custom Links. These are split between panes left of the menu you’re currently editing. An example on how to add link to a page:

  1. Locate the pane entitled Pages.
  2. Within this pane, select the View All link to bring up a list of all the currently published Pages on your site.
  3. Select the Pages that you want to add by clicking the checkbox next to each Page’s title.
  4. Click the Add to Menu button located at the bottom of this pane to add your selection(s) to the menu that you created in the previous step.
  5. Click the Save Menu button once you’ve added all the menu items you want.

Your custom menu has now been saved.

3. Deleting a Menu Item

  1. Locate the menu item that you want to remove in the menu editor window
  2. Click on the arrow icon in the top right-hand corner of the menu item to expand it.
  3. Click on the Remove item. The menu item will be immediately removed.
  4. Click the Save Menu button to save your changes.

4. Creating Multi-level Menus

When planning the structure of your menu, it helps to think of each menu item as a heading in a formal report document. In a formal report, main section headings (Level 1 headings) are the nearest to the left of the page; sub-section headings (Level 2 headings) are indented slightly further to the right; any other subordinate headings (Level 3, 4, etc) within the same section are indented even further to the right.

The Safhitak menu editor allows you to create multi-level menus using a simple ‘drag and drop’ interface. Drag menu items up or down to change their order of appearance in the menu. Drag menu items left or right in order to create sub-levels within your menu.\

To make one menu item a subordinate of another, you need to position the ‘child’ underneath its ‘parent’ and then drag it slightly to the right.

  1. Position the mouse over the ‘child’ menu item.
  2. Whilst holding the left mouse button, drag it to the right.
  3. Release the mouse button.
  4. Repeat these steps for each sub-menu item.
  5. Click the Save Menu button in the Menu Editor to save your changes.

Picture

5. Adding Your Menu to Your Site

If your current theme supports custom menus, you will be able to add your new menu to one of the Display Locations.

  1. Scroll to the bottom of the menu editor window.
  2. In the section titled Display locations, click the check box for the location where you want your menu to appear.
  3. Click Save menu once you’ve made your selection.