Working with menus

Background

In the Drupal Kit, “Menus” are lists of links to web pages located within or external to the site. Menus are one of the principal ways visitors locate content.

See also

Types of menu links

Different types of links and how they should be inputted are listed below. All menu links can be configured with display options, including icons that provide information about the link and the ability to set the link to open in a new browser tab, shown below.

Types of menu links found in all menus
Type of menu link	Intended destination	How to enter it
Internal page link	`https://oursite.utexas.edu/about`	See Link to a page in your site
External page link	`https://othersite.com/he`	`https://othersite.com/help`
Site’s front page	`https://oursite.utexas.edu`	`<front>`
In-page anchor link	`https://oursite.utexas.edu/faq#menu-items`	`/faq#menu-items`
Placeholder link	Used as a non-functional titled parent link in the main menu (example at right)	`<nolink>`

Add icons to menu links

Use the menu link editing interface shown below to add icons:

Interface for setting menu link options	Links showing “Authentication required” and “External” icons