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How to create a WordPress mega menu with a free plugin
- Step 1: Enable the mega menu functionality. To enable mega menu functionality, go to Appearance → Menus in your WordPress dashboard.
- Step 2: Build your mega menu layout. Once you’ve enabled mega menu functionality:
- Step 3: Configure mega menu styling (if needed)
To make them fly out to the right of the menu, go to Appearance > Menus. Hover over a top level menu item and click the blue ‘Mega Menu’ button to open the settings panel. Set the ‘Sub Menu align’option to “Right”. Repeat this step for all top level menu items.
How do I add a mega menu to WordPress?
First you need to visit the Appearance » Menus page and then add top level items to your navigation. For detailed instructions see our beginner’s guide on creating navigation menus in WordPress. Next, on the Menus screen you need to enable mega menu by checking the box under ‘Max Mega Menu Settings’.
Is Max Mega menu free?
Max Mega Menu is a free plugin for WordPress. To install, login to WordPress then go to Plugins > Add New and search for “Max Mega Menu”. There will be a Max Mega Menu Settings box on the left and a blue Mega Menu link will appear when hovering over each menu item.
In the Theme Editor (Customize theme), choose the Header section settings: Towards the bottom under Navigation, you’ll find a section for content: Choose Add mega menu. The Submenu item is the key to setting up which top-level menu the image or images are displayed in.
If you want to display a vertical menu in a sidebar, now is the time to set the “Orientation” (in the Max Mega Menu settings box) to either “Vertical” or “Accordion”. Under Appearance > Widgets, drag the Max Mega Menu widget ( not the Navigation Menu widget) to a sidebar and select the new menu location.
How to create a Max Mega menu widget?
Widget 1 Registering a new menu location. First we’ll need to create a new menu location specifically for use within the widget. 2 Assign a menu to the new location Under Appearance > Menus, create a new menu and assign it to the new menu location. 3 Add the Max Mega Menu widget to a sidebar
How do I get the Mega Menu to fly out to the right?
To make them fly out to the right of the menu, go to Appearance > Menus. Hover over a top level menu item and click the blue ‘Mega Menu’ button to open the settings panel. Set the ‘Sub Menu align’option to “Right”.
How do I create a vertical Mega Menu?
Creating a Vertical Mega Menu Use the Widget or Shortcode method to add a new menu to your site. Vertical Menus are set up in exactly the same way as a standard horizontal menu and support all of the same features.