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When you hover over a menu item, a sub menu is revealed that offers you more options. This is called a drop down menu:
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What is a drop down menu? When you hover over a menu item, a sub menu is revealed that offers you more options. This is called a drop down menu:



To add a drop down menu, create a menu item that either links to a single article or a list of articles.

Once you create the menu, simply click on the heading under which the menu item needs to drop down. E.g. in our example, you see that the link "Community Central" appears as a drop down underneath "Community". This is done by highlighting "Community" in the parent item box. This tells the system that "Community Central" needs to drop down underneath "Community":
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Log in to the backend.

Hover over the menu button and choose the relevant menu type from the drop down menu (usually this will be the main menu):



On the next page, to create a new menu item, click on new:



Choose "articles" from the list of options:



Choose either Section Blog Layout to link to all articles in one section, or to Category Blog Layout, to link to all categories in a Category (learn about Sections and Categories)



In this example we choose a section blog layout. On the next page, on the right hand side, you can select what section your link will display, it will then show all the articles under that section (don't forget to give your link a name).



Don't forget to save:
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You can organize your articles in sections and categories.

A section is a like a folder (e.g. blog posts) where you can store your articles. You can create further break down your sections via categories:

So articles are organized in categories, and categories are organized in sections:
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Imagine you want to move the menu item "Blog" from the Main Menu to the Top Menu.



Log in to the backend.

Hover over the menu button and choose the relevant menu type from the drop down menu (usually this will be the main menu):



Click on the menu item you want to move:



In the display drop down, select the menu type you want your menu to move to. So if you want the menu item "Blog" from "Main Menu" to "Top Menu", pick to display it in "Top Menu":
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Imagine you want to move the menu item "Blog" from the Main Menu to the Top Menu.



Log in to the backend.

Hover over the menu button and choose the relevant menu type from the drop down menu (usually this will be the main menu):



Click on the menu item you want to move:



In the display drop down, select the menu type you want your menu to move to. So if you want the menu item "Blog" from "Main Menu" to "Top Menu", pick to display it in "Top Menu":
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Imagine you want to move the menu item "Directories" from its current position:



To a new position before the menu item "magazine":



Log in to the backend.

Hover over the menu button and choose the relevant menu type from the drop down menu (usually this will be the main menu):



Select the menu item you want to reorder from the list:



Choose a new position from the order drop-down selector. If you want the menu item to appear behind the "home" button, select home. Whatever menu item you select from the drop-down, that's where the current menu will be reordered behind).




Then click save:
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Imagine you want to move the menu item "Directories" from its current position:



To a new position before the menu item "magazine":



Log in to the backend.

Hover over the menu button and choose the relevant menu type from the drop down menu (usually this will be the main menu):



Give a different sort number (explanation below):



As you can see in the above example, each item has a sort number. If you want the menu item "Directories" to display just before magazine, give it a sort value of one higher than magazine (in this case magazine is 4, give it a sort value of 3).

Then click save:
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Imagine you want to move the menu item "Directories" from its current position:



To a new position before the menu item "magazine":



Log in to the backend.

Hover over the menu button and choose the relevant menu type from the drop down menu (usually this will be the main menu):



You can move the menu item via two ways: either push the move up or move down arrow (to move it up or down) until you reach the desired position:



Or, alternatively, give a different sort number (explanation below):



As you can see in the above example, each item has a sort number. If you want the menu item "Directories" to display just before magazine, give it a sort value of one higher than magazine (in this case magazine is 4, give it a sort value of 3).

Then click save:
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Log in to the backend.

Hover over the menu button and choose the relevant menu type from the drop down menu (usually this will be the main menu):



On the next page, to create a new menu item, click on new:



Choose "articles" from the list of options:



From the drop down menu, choose "Article layout" to create a link to a single article.



On the next screen, type the menu name (e.g. "Home" or "Contact". This will indicate to the viewer what page the menu item is linking to.)



Choose the article the menu item should link to by clicking select:



This will bring up a pop up window with your articles. Simply click on the article you want the menu item to link to (you can also narrow down the list by selecting a specific section or category, which will limit the articles to that section / category. Or if you know the name of your article, you can use the filter field to search by name.)



Click save:
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Let's say that you want to change the menu name "Directory" to "Directories" in the main menu item:



Log in via the backend.

Select "Main Menu" from the menu drop down:



This will bring up a list of the menu items:



Scroll down to the menu item that reads "Directory" and click on it:



This will bring up the menu item page for "Directory", where you type in a new name for that menu item:



Type your desired menu name:



Click save



And you're done. Your menu item name's change will have changed:
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The "Main Menu" is the large menu to the top of your site:
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Log into the backend.

Hover over the menu button, the drop down will list the various menu types that come default with the system.



Please note that the only menu you should ever really have to add items to or change menu names on is the Main Menu. But for your convenience, we are listing how menu types correlate as followed with your website:
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Log in to the backend.

Hover over the menu button and choose the relevant menu item from the drop down menu.



On the next page, to create a new menu item, click on new:



Choose the type of menu item you want to create:



Fill out relevant details such as menu name (this is what the user will see), whether it will a top menu item or a drop down menu item and wether it should be visible to all, just registered members or just your staff:
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Copy the Url of any youtube video from the address bar:



Paste it anywhere into your article where you want the video to appear:



Select the url and remove the link:



Then, once you save the page, the video will automatically appear in your text.
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