1. Primary Menu – appears above the site title.
2. Secondary Menu – appears below the site title.
3. Left Menu – appears on the left of the site title.
4. Right Menu – appears on the right of the site title.
5. Footer Menu – appears in the site footer.
6. Mobile Menu – appears on mobile devices.

After setting up the location, you may also want change the look and feel of your header & navigation. Learn more in our Navigation Menu Settings tutorial.

If you’re new to WordPress and need further help, please also follow our tutorial on How to Create a Menu.

Table of Contents

• Create a post (or a page)
• Add category or tags
  • How to create a subcategory?
• Add category or tag to a post

Create a post (or a page)

1. Login to your WordPress Dashboard.
2. Go to Posts (or Pages) > Add New.
3. Give it a title and add your content.
4. Publish it (or save it as a Draft, if you’re not done).

For more help on how to create a post/page, create categories in the editor & choose/upload a featured image, see the video below.

Add category or tags

1. Go to Posts > Categories.
2. Type a name and click on “Add New Category“.

Follow the same instructions to create a tag, but go to Posts > Tags.

How to create a subcategory?

Go to Posts > Categories > select the main category from the Parent Category drop-down and click on the “Add New Category” button.

Here’s a short video on how to create a category & a subcategory:

Add category or tag to a post

To add a category or a tag to a new post:

1. Go to Posts > Add New.
2. Click on the Categories or Tags panels from the right column.
3. Create a new category/add a new tag.

Or, if you prefer a faster method of adding a category or a tag to an existing post:

1. Go to Posts.
2. Hover over the post title you want to edit > click on Quick Edit.
3. Select a category from the list/add a tag to the box.
4. Click on the Update button.

Note: you can also quick edit multiple posts – just select the checkbox for the desired posts and click on “Bulk actions” > “Edit” > hit the “Apply” button. You can include specific Categories and Tags for the posts you selected in the available boxes. Don’t forget to click “Update” to save the changes.

Table of Contents

• Creating a New Menu
• Add a Menu Item
• Add a Submenu

Creating a New Menu

1. Login to your WordPress Dashboard.
2. Go to Appearance > Menus.
3. Select Create a new menu at the top of the page.
4. Type a name for your new menu in the Menu Name box.
5. Select the display location – for example, if you want to use this menu as the primary navigation, enable the checkbox next to Primary in the Menu Settings area.
6. Click on the Create Menu button.

Add a Menu Item

1. Go to your WordPress Dashboard > Appearance > Menus.
2. Select a tab from the Add menu items column – you can add pages, posts, custom links or categories (if you have certain plugins, like WooCommerce, you may see more tabs there).
3. Create/select the menu items you want to add and click on the Add to Menu button.
4. Click Save Menu.

Note: You can drag and drop the menu items to arrange them the way you want.

Add a Submenu

1. Go to your WordPress dashboard > Appearance > Menus.
2. Create the menu items you want to use as subpages.
3. Drag and drop the menu item slightly to the right until it sticks and “sub item” text appears next to the name.
4. Click on the Save Menu button to save your changes.

Related: Change Header & Navigation Layout.