The BuddyX theme enables you to configure the BuddyPress User menu on your website. To utilize this menu feature, it’s essential to have BuddyPress installed and activated on your website.
Here’s how to establish a menu:
1. Log in to your WordPress Dashboard.
2. Navigate to the ‘Appearance’ menu on the left side of the Dashboard, then choose ‘Menus’ to open the Menu Editor.
3. At the top of the page, click on ‘Create a new menu.’
4. Provide a name for your new menu in the Menu Name field.
5. Finally, click the ‘Create Menu’ button.
Now, you have successfully defined your new custom menu.
Add Items to a Menu
You can add different link types to your menu; these are split between panes left of the menu you’re currently editing.
- Locate the pane entitled Pages.
- Within this pane, select the View All link to bring up a list of all the currently published Pages on your site.
- Select the Pages that you want to add by clicking the checkbox next to each Page’s title.
- Click the Add to Menu button located at the bottom of this page to add your selection(s) to the menu that you created in the previous step.
- Click the Save Menu button once you’ve added all the menu items you want.
Your custom menu has now been saved.
Note: The Screen Options allow you to choose which items you can use to add to a menu. Certain items, like Tags, are hidden by default.
Set the User Menu
Once the menu items are added to the menus, it’s time to define the menu location.
- Scroll to the bottom of the menu editor window.
- In the section titled Display Locations, click the check box for the location User Menu.
- Click the Save menu once you’ve made your selection.