How to Add Menus to the Footer or Sidebar
Adding a Custom Menu
- Create your Menu in Appearance > Menus. For more details on how to create a menu, please see your theme’s menu tutorial or click here for a more detailed guide.
- Go to Appearance > Customize > Widgets, or Appearance > Widgets
- Add a Navigation Menu widget to the widget area you want the menu to display
- From the dropdown, choose the menu you want to display and save!
An example of the Navigation Menu widget being used in the Footer:
Adding a Category Menu
The Categories widget will display ALL of the categories you have used in your posts.
- Go to Appearance > Customize > Widgets, or Appearance > Widgets
- Add a Categories widget to the widget area you want the menu to display
- Lastly, you can choose to display them as a list, or as a dropdown in the settings
An example of the Categories widget being used in the Footer:
