Adding a page to navigation

There are two ways of adding pages to navigational menus: from the page itself, or from the site’s menu interface.

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Use the page’s editing interface

On any page’s “Edit” screen, “Menu Settings” options appear in the right sidebar. Tick the “Provide a menu link” checkbox and configure.

• Use the parent item selection to put the link in a particular place within the menu.

• Options include as a top-level link (L1), or as a second-level link (L2) under an existing L1.

• Set the weight to determine the position of the link within the menu. The lower the number, the higher in the array of links the link will appear. (Note: menu item order can be set later, more easily, using the menu interface).

Note

The “Description” field specifies extra information about a link. It displays as tooltip text when the user hovers over the link.

Use the site’s menu interface

1. Navigate to Structure > Menus (/admin/structure/menu).

2. Select the menu you want the link to display in (usually “Main navigation”).

3. Click “Edit menu”.

4. Click “Add link”.

5. Give the link a title and URL. Start typing to use autocomplete to find the page, or use the part of the URL, starting with /, that follows the domain (e.g., /about/staff).

6. Complete the other fields (“Description”, “Parent link” and “Weight”; note: menu item order can be set later, more easily, using the menu interface).

7. If your link is a top-level link (L1) with other links that need to show under it, tick the “Show as expanded” checkbox.