When editing a menu, it is helpful to have an understanding of what your options are. We will run through the items on the edit screen in more detail here.
Exploring your options
Name
The name field is where you can set or amend the name of this menu. This name is for your reference only and is never seen by the customer.
Automatically Add Categories
You can use this option to automatically create a menu base on the existing product categories.
New Menu Item
A menu item is essentially a link inside the menu. Click on Add new menu item to add a new link or button to this menu.
Editing a menu item
You will only see this window if you click on the Add new menu item button or select an item from the list to the right.
Item Type
There are different types of item or link that you can put into each menu.
- Dropdown: A standard unlinked dropdown for sub-menus
- Brand: Link for any brands you have
- Category: link directly to a category. This list of categories is automatically generated by your product categories.
- Custom: A custom link
- Page: link to a custom page.
- Product Group: Link to a Product Group made
Each item type can have an icon at the start of it, simply choose one from the icon dropdown next to the label field.
Moving menu items around
You can change the order of your menus by moving each item up and down by using the movement buttons.
Sub-Menu Items
A sub-menu item is a link that comes under another link and they work the same way as normal menu items. You can move sub-menu items around in the same way that you more normal menu items.
You can add as many sub-menus to a menu item as you want, however, you can only go down one level. For example, you cannot have a menu inside a menu, inside a menu.