Managing Menus

In this unit:

  • you will learn where to edit existing menus and create new ones
  • you will learn how to change the menu item sort order
  • you will learn how to create a menu tree structure with parent/child items

Managing Menus

At Manage > structure > menus, you can:

  • See the currently defined menus
  • Edit a particular menu
  • Add a new menu

Each menu item is preceded by a 4-sided arrow that lets you drag and drop to change the display order and parent-child relationship of the menu items. Don't forget to save the menu after changing the menu item display order.

TIP:

  • You will encounter this type of drag and drop functionality throughout Drupal's administration interface, each time visually indicated by the 4-sided arrow.

Activity 1

  • Go through the default menus and find one that has more than one menu link.
    • Use the drag and drop mechanism to change the order in which the items are listed.
    • Notice the yellow warning box that instructs you to save before doing anything else.
    • Change the order again, this time making one menu item a child item of another menu item by dragging the child item horizontally under the the parent item.