Navigation - creating and managing menus

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Creating a menu
• Modifying a menu
• Managing multiple menus
• Displaying menus
• In the header
• In the footer
• In the sub-footer

This refers to your website's menu(s): the main menu and secondary menu, their respective submenus (if any), as well as the links in the footer and subfooter.

Creating a menu

• Go to your site's dashboard
• In the left-hand menu, click on Appearance then Menus

From this page, you can create a menu. If one already exists, you can also modify it (see the next point, “Modify a menu”)

• Click on Create a new menu
• Give this new menu a name
• You must then assign it a location (main or secondary menu if it is to be at the top, otherwise at the bottom of the page).

• Once named and created, all you have to do is compose the menu with the desired tabs (and any sub-tabs).
• To do this, on the left side of the menu, you will find a list of all the pages, content types, etc. that exist on your site. Click on the items that interest you: they will appear in the center of the page!
• If you click on an item, it will open: you can then delete it or rename it as desired
• To arrange them in the desired order, simply click and drag the items before saving the menu

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To insert specific content listings (e.g., a list of all your events):

• Create at least three items of this type (create three events, three teams, etc.).
• In menu management, under Pages, you will see Events, Categories, Custom URL, etc. Click on the type of content you want to create a listing for (events, for example)
• Click on See all
• The name of the content type will then appear at the top of the list (here, Events)
• Check the box, then click on Add to menu: and it's ready to go!
• You can then change its name to something like All our events.

Please note that some items on the screen may be hidden. If the Events item does not appear in the list of menu items, you will need to click on Screen Options in the top right corner and use the checkboxes to display it (see below).

Modifying a menu

Whether newly created or pre-existing, your menu is not fixed and can be modified as needed (to highlight items, make changes, etc.).

• Go to your site's dashboard.
• In the left-hand menu, click on Appearance then Menus.
• If you have several menus, start by selecting the one you want to edit from the drop-down menu

• You can add pages, articles, events, categories, custom links, etc. to your menu:
• Check the desired item in the list on the left
• Click on Add to menu. The new menu item will appear at the bottom of the list (in the Menu Structure block).
• To arrange the different tabs, simply click and drag. A dotted frame will show you the proposed position.

1. If you move the block slightly to the right, the dotted box will also move relative to the tab above it. If you place the item here, it will be a submenu (or a second-level menu).

Managing multiple menus

In Minos, menus are truly flexible. Here is a non-exhaustive list of creative possibilities:

• Create as many menus as you have languages available to access your site

• Create a menu for CTAs (Call to Actions) buttons
• Create a main menu and a secondary menu that you can place in the navigation bars and/or in the footer
• Create different menus that are only visible in footer A or B, or only in the sub-footer (= Copyrights Menu)

Displaying menus

To manage the display of your site's menus, go to the left-hand menu of the dashboard, then click on Minotaure at the bottom.

In the header

• Click on the Header and navigation icon.

This is where you manage the display of previously created menus (primary menu, secondary menu, CTAs menu, etc.), add your logo, a search bar if you wish, and also a button to change the language of your site.

All these elements can be found on the same navigation bar. However, for reasons of readability and accessibility, Minos allows you to use a second navigation bar to better distribute the elements.

You can choose the location of the elements (primary and secondary menus, language menu, CTAs menu, search bar, and logo). You can arrange them in three areas (left, center, and right) and place as many elements as you want in each of these three areas.

Top navigation → consisting of three areas

Click and drag to position the various available elements (languages, search, main and secondary menus, main and secondary logos, action button menu): on the left, right, or center, and arrange them in any order.

Main navigation → consisting of three areas

Click and drag to position the various available elements (languages, search, main and secondary menus, main and secondary logos, action button menu): on the left, right, or center, and arrange them in any order

In the footer

• Click on the Footer icon

Under the “Footer” tab, you can also display the menus you have created. They will appear as a list in columns, and you can add a title above each menu.

The display of social networks and contact information can also be configured here. See how to add contact information & social networks before displaying them.

• Click on the Content tab

• Click on Add a column (NB: limit set at 4 columns)

• Click on the column that appears:
• Give it a name
• Click on Add content
• In Select an option, choose the menu you want to display.
• You can change the order of the items added in the column with the two parallel bars. You can also delete, copy, or edit the content of an option.

In the sub-footer

Generally, the sub-footer contains the terms and conditions, privacy policy, accessibility statement, etc. Although these items can be included directly in footer menu A or B, you can add them to the sub-footer.

• Go to your site's dashboard
• In the left-hand menu, click on Appearance then Menus

From this page, you can create a menu for your sub-footer. If it already exists, you can edit it.

• Click on Create a new menu
• Give this new menu a name
• You must now assign it a location:
• Select Copyrights Menu
• Save
• Go and check out your website!

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I can't see my menu anywhere in the preview: not in the header, footer, or sub-footer…

This is completely normal! In the preview, you are only seeing dummy menus. To find your menus added in the desired locations, you need to:

• Save your settings
• Go to your website (in frontend)