How to Create a Navigation Menu in WordPress

Menus in classic vs block themes

On a classic theme, the whole flow lives under Appearance > Menus:

1. Click 'create a new menu', give it a name (Primary Menu, Main Navigation — the name is internal), and click Create Menu.
2. On the left, the Pages, Links and Categories boxes list candidates: tick Home (or add a custom link to / for a home entry), your key pages, a category if the blog should sit in nav — click Add to Menu.
3. Arrange by dragging in the right-hand structure panel.
4. Under Menu Settings, tick the theme location(s) — Primary or Header — and click Save Menu.

Visit the site: the header shows it. Not seeing it? The location name is theme-specific; some themes render Primary, Footer and Social side by side. Block themes use the Navigation block instead — covered below.

Creating your first menu (classic editor)

Creating your first menu (classic editor). Do the change this heading names on one site first, then check it in a private browser window or in the mail client, depending on the topic. Change one setting at a time, and undo it if the result is wrong before you try the next. If you want the Jaipur desk to look with you, email support@webji.services — that mailbox is staffed 24/7 in Hindi and English. Phone +91 141 4941811 is business hours only.

Adding pages, posts, categories and custom links

Adding pages, posts, categories and custom links. Do the change this heading names on one site first, then check it in a private browser window or in the mail client, depending on the topic. Change one setting at a time, and undo it if the result is wrong before you try the next. If you want the Jaipur desk to look with you, email support@webji.services — that mailbox is staffed 24/7 in Hindi and English. Phone +91 141 4941811 is business hours only.

Dropdowns and menu structure

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Assigning to header and footer locations

Assigning to header and footer locations. Do the change this heading names on one site first, then check it in a private browser window or in the mail client, depending on the topic. Change one setting at a time, and undo it if the result is wrong before you try the next. If you want the Jaipur desk to look with you, email support@webji.services — that mailbox is staffed 24/7 in Hindi and English. Phone +91 141 4941811 is business hours only.

Block themes — the Navigation block way

Block themes replace the whole flow with the Navigation block: open Appearance > Editor and click directly into the header's navigation area, or navigate via the template Parts list to the header.

Inside the Navigation block, click the + (or open List View) to add pages, custom links or categories; creating a page from here creates it instantly in draft. Submenus: in List View, drag an item under another to indent it into a submenu — the same mental model as classic. Reuse across headers and mobile: block themes share one Navigation block instance; edit once and it appears everywhere, including the auto-generated mobile overlay. Save via the Editor's Save button.

Migrating a classic menu in: the block's initial state usually imports it automatically; if not, add the pages once and it persists.

Styling menus — CSS classes and walkers

Styling menus — CSS classes and walkers. Do the change this heading names on one site first, then check it in a private browser window or in the mail client, depending on the topic. Change one setting at a time, and undo it if the result is wrong before you try the next. If you want the Jaipur desk to look with you, email support@webji.services — that mailbox is staffed 24/7 in Hindi and English. Phone +91 141 4941811 is business hours only.