Add links to a menu

In the Site Editor, your menu is created using the Navigation block. Follow these steps to add a new menu item:

1. From your site’s dashboard, navigate to Appearance → Editor.
2. Select Templates and choose a template that includes your menu, such as Home or Front Page.
3. Open List View in the top-left corner of your screen (it’s the icon that looks like three horizontal lines above each other.)
4. Select the Navigation block, which may be nested inside other blocks like Header, Group, and Row.
5. Click the “+ Block Inserter” icon that now appears on the Navigation block.
6. A pop-up will appear for you to add a new link. Choose from one of the following options:
   • Choose from any of your recently updated pages.
   • Search by name and select any published page, post, category, or tag. Private or draft content will not appear here.
   • Manually type or paste to add any link (including an external one from a different site) to your menu.
   • Click the “+ Add block” link to add blocks to your menu.
7. Click the Save button to publish your changes.

Now that you have added the menu items, you can reorder the items, create dropdown menus, and do much more. Take a look at our menus documentation to learn what you can do.

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On sites with classic themes, you can add menu items using WP Admin by following these steps:

1. Go to Appearance → Menus in your site’s dashboard.
2. Ensure the correct menu is selected at the top of the screen:

3. Under Add menu items, tick the boxes for each of the new menu items you wish to add. You can choose from Pages, Posts, Categories, Custom Links, and other types of menu items.
4. Click the “Add to Menu” button. Each of the menu items you selected in the previous step will be added to the menu.
5. If you wish to change the order the menu items appear in, click and drag each one to the desired spot. More on reordering menus.
6. Click the “Save Menu” button at the bottom of the screen when you’re done:

On sites with classic themes, you can add menu items using the Customizer by following these steps:

1. Go to Appearance → Customizer in your site’s dashboard.
2. Click the Menus option.
3. Choose the menu you wish to add to. If there is no menu here, create a menu first.
4. Click the “+ Add Items” button.
5. Under Pages, you will see a list of your site’s published pages (private pages and draft pages will not appear in the list.) Click on any page title to add it to your menu. You may also add posts, portfolio projects, blog categories, custom links to other websites, and other types of menu items.
6. If you wish to rearrange the items or make dropdown menus, click the “Reorder” link. Learn more about how to reorder menu items.
7. Click the “Save Changes“ button to publish the changes to your site.

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Add New Page

When adding pages to your menu, you’ll see a list of your published pages followed by an “Add New Page“ option that looks like this:

The “Add New Page“ option will create a brand new blank page on your site and add that page to your menu. You can later add content to this page by going to Pages in your dashboard. Posts, projects, and testimonials have similar options.

If you have already created a page and wish to add it to your menu, do not use the “Add New Page“ option. Instead, select the existing page from the list above. If your page is not listed there, it could be because:

• You have not published the page yet. Exit the Customize area and click on Pages. Check if the page is in Drafts or Scheduled. Remember, you can only add a page to your menu if it is published.
• You may have created a post or project, instead of a page.