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title: Setting up WordPress menus
description: "- First, in your *Dashboard* head to *Appearance → Menus*. - Add a name to your new menu and click *Create Menu*. You need to have created your pages and categories to be able to add them to your menu.…"
url: "https://vivathemes.com/knowledge-base/setting-up-wordpress-menus/"
updated: "2020-05-08"
category: WordPress Tutorials
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# Setting up WordPress menus

- First, in your *Dashboard* head to *Appearance → Menus*.
- Add a name to your new menu and click *Create Menu*.

You need to have created your pages and categories to be able to add them to your menu.

- Click *View All* tab in the left column to see all the pages you have available.

![Create WordPress Menu](https://vivathemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/menu-creation.jpg)

- Drag and drop them to your new menu.
- To have one of the pages display as submenu item or child item, simply drag it below an existing menu item and a little bit to the right.
- Assign the new menu to one of the menu locations available in the theme you are using.
- Click *Save Menu* button to save your menu.

![WordPress Menu Setup](https://vivathemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/menu-setup.jpg)

To add the Home menu item, click on *View All* pages in the left column. The *Home* menu should be the first in the list. Select and add it to the menu. If you are using the demo content imported from a theme, the Home item may point to the demo of the theme.

- Click on the down pointing arrow in the right of the *Home* menu item, the menu item interface will open.
- Edit the URL to show the home URL of your website.
- Save the menu.

![Home menu item WordPress](https://vivathemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/menu-home.jpg)