Menus and Navigation in WordPress
Your navigation menu is how visitors find their way around your site. WordPress lets you build menus by hand and place them in the areas your theme provides, such as the header and footer.
Good navigation is clear, short and predictable. This guide explains how menus work and how to keep yours tidy.
How Menus Are Built
A menu is simply an ordered list of links. You can add pages, posts, categories or custom URLs, then drag them into the order — and nesting — you want.
- Open Appearance > Menus (or the editor menu block).
- Add the items you want to link to.
- Drag items to reorder; indent to create dropdowns.
- Assign the menu to a theme location and save.
Keeping Navigation Usable
- Limit top-level items to around five to seven.
- Use plain, descriptive labels people recognise.
- Avoid burying important pages three levels deep.
- Test that menus work on mobile screens.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does a page not appear automatically in my menu?
Menus are manual by design, which gives you control. New pages must be added to the menu yourself or by us.
Can I have different menus in different places?
Yes. Most themes support several menu locations, so your header and footer can show different links.
If you need a hand with any of this, your Progressive Robot delivery team is ready to help. Raise a ticket from the Support area of your client portal or speak to your account manager and we will guide you through the next steps.