Creating WordPress theme

Without its own menus and sub-menus, a WordPress site will not last long. It is also easy to customize these menus to your liking in WordPress. Therefore, your WordPress menu is a "first line" tool for getting high search rankings and keeping visitors on the site.

A separate screen in WordPress shows how complex your menu is. You can also display menus in multiple locations on the website. If you have coding skills, you can customize your WordPress menu almost unlimitedly.

In this article, we will provide you with an in-depth guide to creating a WordPress menu. We will also show you how to take over the feature and add it in a few different ways.

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1. Anatomy of the WordPress Preamble

2. Different types of WordPress menu structure

3. How to create a custom WordPress theme (3 ways)

4. How to add your own WordPress theme

Anatomy of the WordPress Preface

For strangers, a WordPress theme is usually a set of links (including downloads). It is a direct function, with only one "vertebrae" behind your website.

 Example of WordPress menu.

We will detail where you can find the menu in the next section of the website. Now, know that they can place them where you want them to appear. You may only have a few pre-selected options (based on the widget area). However, technically, the menu can be placed anywhere.

Of course, the WordPress menu is essential for browsing the website. If you have a clear navigation menu, it will help users navigate your website and will reduce your bounce rate.

They have another purpose: to help your search engine optimize your search engine optimization (SEO). Optimizing your WordPress menu for SEO is more about what you don’t include. First, you can delete elements (such as tag clouds) and reduce the number of links included.

When Google allows you to add more than 250 links per page, you need to increase your "link value." In this way, reducing the number of external links will serve you in the long run.

Without its own menus and sub-menus, a WordPress site will not last long.

Different types of WordPress menu structure

As you already know, you can choose different WordPress menu structures according to the needs of your application.

For example, title menus are not the most common because they handle basic site navigation. You will usually also find a smaller menu above the main navigation as this is a good place to put social media icons, search bar, etc.

The Atakdomain SAU / CAL partner website has a "fly-in" menu, which includes navigation and social links:

 A flight view showing two menus.

This preview shows that there are more instances of using WordPress menus than web browsers. Using the built-in WordPress functions (more on that later), you can create menus for almost anything you need.

Footers are as popular as headline navigation. You will often use this area to redirect your users to the following navigation. At the same time, it is also a good place to get more product and service links:

 Atakdomain Footer menu.

If the website uses it, you will also find the menu in the box:

 Example of side-by-side navigation.

Although in most cases you will not find basic navigation here, it is the traditional location for social links, blog post archives, etc.

How to create a custom WordPress theme (3 ways)

Regardless of your level of expertise, creating a WordPress template is a tedious process. There are three main ways to complete the work: use the built-in WordPress function; install a reasonable plug-in or let your hands dirty the code.

Next, we will show you how to create a WordPress menu using all three methods.

1. Create your own menu using WordPress built-in utilities

WordPress has built-in tools that can help you create menus. All users are familiar with a single screen in WordPress administration, but new users are not.

WordPress menu view.

Of course, there are many benefits to using custom functions to create your own WordPress menus. First of all, you have a perfect treatment of your website. In addition, you can create your own menus using familiar tools and custom tools.

To get there, go to the appearance page> add in WordPress:

WordPress theme chain.

This screen is divided into several different sections. Above, you will find options to choose an existing menu or create a new menu:

Select the download menu.

If you decide to create a new menu, give it a name and check the "Menu Settings" section:

"Menu Settings" section.

There are many checkboxes here, but you need to make two main decisions:

• The top page is automatically added to the menu. The "top level" here means that the page you will create in WordPress is not a subpage of other pages. For example, a blog post is not a top-level page because in most cases it will have a parent archive page (example/blog). On the other hand, the contact page is usually at the top level because it usually does not have a parent page.

• Menu location. Each theme has its own menu location. The theme developers strictly coded these menu locations until you change the basic file of the theme. Maybe some themes allow you to customize them with their settings.

When you are ready, click the "Create Menu" button. The screen will refresh and show you in the new menu. Next, look at the left side of the screen: Menu item accordion menu.

This screen lists all the posts, pages, taxonomies, and other link attributes on your website. You can create a menu by checking the box on the left, and then click the "Add to Menu" button.

It will bring them to the center of the preview screen:

Drag and drop to preview the structure part.

Here, you can drag and drop menu items. If you purchase an expansion arrow next to each item, you can also set or remove a label for your menu:

Expand the menu item.

After clicking "Save Menu", you can start. However, if you expand the "Screen Options" menu at the top of the screen, you can use the WordPress menu to do the following:

 Screen options panel.

The screen element group allows you to display the dish cell box on the left. On the contrary, the display advanced menu attribute group displays the object, definition, and CSS class of the item element.

The other side of the menu screen deserves attention. The "Automatic link" box allows you to set up a link of your choice instead of a pre-arranged page on the website:

 Automatically link meta boxes.

This option is how you add social media links to your WordPress menu. The platform will draw the correct icon for you according to the site you choose, and provide the site with the opportunity to display a good logo.

2. Use plugins to create custom WordPress themes

The immediate solution for adding functionality in WordPress is plugins. The previous section explained why the local WordPress option is almost what you need, but the plugin can extend that functionality.

There is a problem, you need a specific plugin (and plugin) to create a WordPress menu, although there are many good reasons for this. First, you usually create menus based on styles that are not accessible under custom settings. You can get special responsive design, "super menu", etc. through plug-ins.

Alternatively, you can use a defined editor to create a menu, and in most cases choose from pre-made templates. With a wide range of customization options, you will have a "no code" solution that will provide a WordPress menu suitable for your website.

For example, the Max Mega Menu application will not provide you with any surprises:

 Added Max Mega menu.

After installation and activation, you will find a new Mega Menu panel in WordPress: