Website & Admin
Add and Edit Pages
Build your Main and Footer menus
at appearance > menus in your admin, you can customize the contents of your main and footer menus to showcase certain pages and improve overall navigation for your customers select a menu to edit the footer menu is selected by default, but if you need to update your main menu, select the dropdown menu to the right of the select a menu to edit text just below the edit menus tab, select the main menu from the dropdown menu options and then select the gray select button to the right of the dropdown menu two red arrows emphasizing the "select a menu to edit" dropdown menu and the associated "select" button add menu items the left panel within the edit menus tab titled add menu items allows you to add items to the currently selected menu there are 4 types of items you can add to a menu in the admin by default pages, posts, custom links and categories a red square emphasizes four sections below the add menu items heading the sections are titled pages, posts, custom links and categories pages the pages section displays any pages that have been created within the pages section of the admin, and you can select the checkbox to the left of any of the listed pages and select the add to menu button on the lower right side of the expanded section to add the page to the menu structure panel as an item there are three tabs within the pages section most recent pages created recently with most recent pages at the top of the list view all all pages in alphabetical order search search for created pages by title red arrows emphasize the check box to the left of the page titles in the pages section and the add to menu button in the same section posts the posts section allows you to add posts from your https //support filmbot com/cinema/create a blog page to a menu the functionality is identical to the pages section a red arrow emphasizes the posts section in the add menu items panel custom links the custom links section alllows you to add external links to your menus for example, if you'd like to promote an event that's hosted on another site, you can add the link to the page in the url field and add a title for the menu item in the link text field after the fields have been filled, you can add the link to the menu via the add to menu button on the lower right side of the expanded section the added item will be labeled as a custom link in the menu structure panel the navigation label is the text of the menu item, and if you select the open link in a new tab option, selecting the title will open the page in a new tab on the customer's browser it's considered best practice to select this option anytime you add a link to an external website to a menu red arrows emphasize the url field in the custom links section, the add to menu button and custom link item in the menu structure panel categories the categories section allows you to add collections of posts that have been categorized to your menus if you add a category as a menu item, the item will be labeled as such in the menu structure panel red arrows emphasize check boxes to the left of category titles in the categories section, the add to menu button and a category itme in the menu structure panel edit and reorder menu items the edit menus tab allows you to customize the main and footer menus on your site the menu structure panel on the right displays the current menu configuration, and you can click and drag any of the items to rearrange their order if you select the arrow on the right side of any navigation item, the item will expand and reveal options for customization if you'd like to remove an item from the menu, select the remove button on the lower left side of the expanded item a red arrow emphasizes an arrow on a menu item that allows the user to expand the item for more options if you'd like more advanced options for customization (like the ability to add tooltip descriptions to items), select the screen options menu on the upper right side of the page to add additional screen elements and advanced menu properties a red arrow emphasizes the screen options menu when re arranging items in the menu structure panel, you can create sub menus (or dropdowns) for your menus by dragging an item below and slightly to the right of another item items that are a part of a dropdown will be labeled as a sub item within the menu structure panel a red arrow emphasizes the placement of a sub item in the menu structure panel save menus after making edits or adding additional items, select the purple save menu button on the bottom left side of the menu structure panel to update your site menus changes or additions are not saved automatically, so you need to select the save menu button if you need to keep them manage locations the manage locations tab allows you to assign created menus to either the main menu or footer of your site you can create additional menus in the admin and assign them to either location to quickly swap menus to create a new menu, you can select the use new menu option on this page or select the create a new menu link to the right of the select button on the edit menus tab after you've selected a menu from the assigned menu dropdown for either theme location, select the save changes button to push the change to your site screenshot of the manage locations tab in the filmbot admin main menu located across the masthead of your site, to the right of the logo supports dropdowns (i e sub items) only supports one level of dropdowns (i e just one vertical dropdown, no "fly outs" for third level menus) (i e no sub sub items) collapses to a "hamburger menu" on mobile footer menu located at the bottom of every page only supports one level of menu items (i e no sub items) does not collapse on mobile , but is also included in the "hamburger menu " if you have any questions, please write to support\@filmbot com for additional assistance