Placing a Page in the Menu

When creating a flexible page, you have the option to provide a menu link. Doing so will ensure users can find your page via the main menu on your site, which is highly recommended. 
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Screenshot of the main menu section of the Anthropology homepage.Screenshot of the main menu section of the Anthropology homepage.
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Please note: Specific page types (e.g. People, News, Events, etc.) are automatically placed in the menu. This guide applies to Flexible Pages and Private Pages.
Jump to: 
﻿ Locate the Menu Settings section⁠ ﻿
﻿ Toggle "Provide a menu link"⁠ ﻿
﻿ Menu Link Title⁠ ﻿
﻿ Parent Menu and Additional Level Menus⁠ ﻿
﻿ Organizing your link⁠ ﻿
Locate the Menu Settings SectionOnce you've created a page, you can place it in the menu. Start in the Menu Settings section of the sidebar on the right side of the editing interface. 
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Screenshot of the editing interface. The Menu Settings section of the settings panel on the right is outlined to highlight its location on the page.Screenshot of the editing interface. The Menu Settings section of the settings panel on the right is outlined to highlight its location on the page.
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Toggle "Provide a menu link" Ensure that the slider for "Provide a menu link" is selected. This will open a set of fields where your menu link will be named and organized. 
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Screenshot of the slider to "provide a menu link." Because it has been selected, a series of additional options has appeared.Screenshot of the slider to "provide a menu link." Because it has been selected, a series of additional options has appeared.
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Menu Link TitleOnce you toggle "Provide a menu link," additional fields will appear. The menu link title field will be pre-filled with the title of your page. 
We highly recommend giving your new flexible page a title before selecting "provide a menu link" to ensure that the two match.
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Screenshot of the menu area to provide a menu link. The field for "menu link title" is outlined to demonstrate its location. The field was auto-populated with the title of the page.Screenshot of the menu area to provide a menu link. The field for "menu link title" is outlined to demonstrate its location. The field was auto-populated with the title of the page.
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We encourage you to leave this as-is in order to maintain consistency and cohesion on your site. If your page title is long, you might consider shortening it so the text in the menu doesn't wrap onto multiple lines. For example, if the title of your page is, "Undergraduate requirements for the BA Degree in Website Studies," you might shorten your menu link title to "Undergrad requirements for the BA," "Undergrad Requirements," or even "BA Requirements."
Parent Menu and Additional Level MenusThe Menu Settings section starts with a dropdown in the “Parent menu” section that reads “<main>” and will not be changed. The next section is called "First level menu item" and reads, “- Please select -.”  
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Screenshot of the sidebar area to provide a menu link. The section for First level menu item is outlined to show the dropdown fields that begin with "- Please select -."Screenshot of the sidebar area to provide a menu link. The section for First level menu item is outlined to show the dropdown fields that begin with "- Please select -."
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Click "- Please select -" to pull up a list of choices that will match the main “sections” or dropdown menus on your site, such as “Academics,” “News,” or “People.”
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Screenshot of the menu sidebar for providing a menu link. The first level menu item list beginning with "- Please select -" is expanded to show the choices.Screenshot of the menu sidebar for providing a menu link. The first level menu item list beginning with "- Please select -" is expanded to show the choices.
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Select the appropriate section where this new page should be housed. Once you’ve selected a first level menu topic, another dropdown menu for "Second level menu item" will appear. 
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Screenshot of the menu sidebar area for providing a menu link. A first level menu item was selected, so a second level menu item appears with "- Please select -" as the defaulted option.Screenshot of the menu sidebar area for providing a menu link. A first level menu item was selected, so a second level menu item appears with "- Please select -" as the defaulted option.
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This will have a list of all of the choices that appear within the selected menu. For example, if you chose Academics, the second list might include options to nest this page under the How to Declare or Graduate Program section of your website. 
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Screenshot of the sidebar for providing a menu link. The second level menu dropdown is expanded to show the options.Screenshot of the sidebar for providing a menu link. The second level menu dropdown is expanded to show the options.
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If your page belongs at this level of the menu structure, you can stop here and leave "- Please select -" as the second level selection. If your page belongs under another level of menu structure, continue selecting sub-pages until you reach the appropriate menu level. Continue this process until your page is listed under the appropriate menu and submenu(s). 
Organizing your link within the appropriate sectionOnce you've housed your page under the appropriate menu section, you'll need to select the order in which it should appear. For instance, if you created a page under Academics, do you want it to be the first choice that users see in the dropdown menu, or should it be listed second, third, etc.?
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To organize your link, first navigate to the Menu link weight section. This can be found underneath the last menu link item you selected.
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Screenshot of the sidebar to provide a menu link. The section for "Menu link weight" is outlined to demonstrate its location under the last "level menu."Screenshot of the sidebar to provide a menu link. The section for "Menu link weight" is outlined to demonstrate its location under the last "level menu."
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Next, locate your page within the menu section. It will generally be the first link shown and will be followed with text that reads "(provided menu link)."
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Screenshot of the sidebar to provide a menu link. The section for "Menu link weight" is outlined to demonstrate its location under the last "level menu." The page title, "Grad Admissions" is also outlined, demonstrating its location in the first position within the list.Screenshot of the sidebar to provide a menu link. The section for "Menu link weight" is outlined to demonstrate its location under the last "level menu." The page title, "Grad Admissions" is also outlined, demonstrating its location in the first position within the list.
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Once located, select the placement of your page within that menu. Use the four-pointed arrow to drag your pages into the desired order. You can also reorder the other pages in this group at the same time if you wish.
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Screenshot of the menu area to provide a menu link. The section for Parent Item is outlined to show the dropdown fields that were selected. The four-pointed arrow next to our page name is also outlined, demonstrating its location under the dropdown lists.Screenshot of the menu area to provide a menu link. The section for Parent Item is outlined to show the dropdown fields that were selected. The four-pointed arrow next to our page name is also outlined, demonstrating its location under the dropdown lists.
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In this example, the page will appear in the main menu navigation under Academics → and will be the second to last option in the menu, above between How to Declare and Graduate Program. 
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Check everything over and save when you’re done and save your work.
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