Adding Menu Items

Via the Node Edit Form

Use the following steps to add a menu item for a node (piece of content).

1. From the shortcut menu, click the link Add content. An overlay will appear.
2. Click on Basic page.
3. Enter a Title and Body for your page.
4. Click on the vertical tab for Menu settings and enable the check box beside, Provide a menu link.
5. Add a Menu link title.
6. Ensure the Parent item is set to Main menu. The Weight determines the order of menu items within the main menu. Leave the default setting.
7. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click the button labelled Save.

Your node has been created and is listed in the main menu.

Via the Menu Module

The contact form provides a public page, but does not have the same method as nodes to add a menu from the configuration screen. To adjust the settings for the contact form menu item, complete the following steps:

1. Using the admin dashboard, navigate to Structure > Menus.
2. Next to the Navigation menu click the link labelled list links.
3. Next to the link labelled Contact click edit.
4. Enable (select) the check box labelled, enabled.
5. Change the Parent link to Main menu. You will need to scroll to the top of the select list within the select box.
6. Scroll to the bottom of the configuration screen and click Save.

You are finished configuring the menu item. A summary of all links in the main menu is now visible.

Adjusting the Order of Menu Items

When you add a new menu item it doesn't always appear in the correct position within a menu. Use the following instructions to adjust the position of your menu items.

1. Using the admin dashboard, navigate to Structure > Menus > Main Menu.
2. Adjust the order of these links by dragging and dropping them into the correct order.
3. Scroll to the bottom and click, Save configuration to lock in your changes.