WordPress Navigation Block Tutorial: Easy to Create Navigation Menu

Welcome to this tutorial on using WordPress navigation blocks. Today, we're going to show you step-by-step how to create and optimize your website menu using WordPress navigation blocks. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced user looking to enhance your website's navigation, this tutorial will provide you with practical guidance and advice.

Introduction: Getting to Know the WordPress Navigation Block

WordPress Navigation Block allows users to manage their website's menus and links in an intuitive way. It supports many types of content to add to your navigation menu, including pages, posts, custom links, and more. Through this tutorial, we will explore how to efficiently use navigation blocks to enhance user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design.

Step 1: Initial setup of your navigation menu

before the start

• We are using a WordPress demo site created by Local by Flywheel, running on WordPress version 6.4 and the 2024 default theme.

Add page to navigation

• In the WordPress backend, go to "Appearance > Editor" and find the navigation area. First, we need to create and publish new pages, such as "Home" and "About Us".

Step 2: Optimize the navigation menu structure

Reordering of menu items

• The navigation block in the editor allows us to adjust the order of the menu items. Make sure to organize the menu items according to the logic of the site and the needs of the user.

Step 3: Manage multiple navigation menus

Creating footer navigation

• For navigation menus that need to be displayed in different locations on the site, such as the footer or sidebar, we create and configure them through the same navigation blocks.

Step 4: Add submenu in detail

Utilizing submenus to improve navigation efficiency

• The sub-menu feature lets you add more layers under the main menu item, which is especially useful for sites that contain a lot of content.

Detailed steps and tips

Add and publish pages

• Add new pages to the Pages section, making sure to change the status from Draft to Published so that they are displayed on the front end of the site.

Adjustment of navigation items

• In Editor > Appearance > Navigation, you can add new pages to the navigation or adjust existing navigation items.

Create additional navigation menus

• For menus that need to be displayed in the footer, you can copy the current navigation menu and make the necessary adjustments, such as removing or adding certain menu items.

Specific operations for adding submenus

• Next to the navigation menu items, using the "Add Submenu" option, you can create drop-down menus for any main menu item.

caveat

• **Pages with a draft status are not displayed on the front end of the site. **Make sure to change the status of the page to "Published".
• **Order adjustments are important. **Reasonable menu order improves the friendliness of your site's navigation.
• **Management of multiple navigation menus. **By creating different navigation menus, you can provide specialized navigation solutions for different areas of your website.
• **Effective use of submenus. **Reasonable use of submenus can make the site structure clearer and easier for users to navigate.

Hopefully, this detailed guide will help you become more comfortable with creating and managing your WordPress website navigation. Stay tuned for more on self-taught WordPress website building to keep improving your website design and development skills.

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