When adding or editing a main menu item, you can configure the following settings.
| Setting | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Choose either:
| This will only appear when adding a new item. |
| Parent item | The item this menu item will sit under. Use the dropdown menu to choose from the existing top-level menu items. Select Top if you do not want this item to sit under another item. | - |
| Menu title | The name of the menu item. This field supports the multi-language content filter. | - |
| Icon | Select a small icon to display to the menu item when using the Inspire theme. | - |
| Custom CSS class | Enter a CSS class to apply to the menu item. | - |
| Visibility | Select from:
| You can see more on setting up a custom access rule for a main menu item on the dedicated page. |
| Menu URL address | Start the URL with a forward slash (/) to make the link relative to your site URL. Otherwise start the URL with http:// or https://, i.e. http://extdomain.com You can also use following placeholders:
| This will only appear when the Type has been set to URL. |
| Open link in new window | If selected, clicking this menu item will open the page in a new browser window instead of the current window. | This will only appear when the Type has been set to URL. |
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