TABLE OF CONTENTS

This refers to your website's menu(s): the main menu and secondary menu, their respective submenus (if any), as well as the links in the footer and subfooter.

Creating a menu

• Go to your site's dashboard

• In the left-hand menu, click on Appearance then Menus

  

From this page, you can create a menu. If one already exists, you can also modify it (see the next point, “Modify a menu”)

• Click on Create a new menu
• Give this new menu a name
• You must then assign it a location (main or secondary menu if it is to be at the top, otherwise at the bottom of the page).

• Once named and created, all you have to do is compose the menu with the desired tabs (and any sub-tabs).
• To do this, on the left side of the menu, you will find a list of all the pages, content types, etc. that exist on your site. Click on the items that interest you: they will appear in the center of the page!
• If you click on an item, it will open: you can then delete it or rename it as desired
• To arrange them in the desired order, simply click and drag the items before saving the menu

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To insert specific content listings (e.g., a list of all your events):

• Create at least three items of this type (create three events, three teams, etc.).
• In menu management, under Pages, you will see Events, Categories, Custom URL, etc. Click on the type of content you want to create a listing for (events, for example)
• Click on See all
• The name of the content type will then appear at the top of the list (here, Events)
• Check the box, then click on Add to menu: and it's ready to go!
• You can then change its name to something like All our events.

Please note that some items on the screen may be hidden. If the Events item does not appear in the list of menu items, you will need to click on Screen Options in the top right corner and use the checkboxes to display it (see below).

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Modifying a menu

Whether newly created or pre-existing, your menu is not fixed and can be modified as needed (to highlight items, make changes, etc.).

• Go to your site's dashboard.
• In the left-hand menu, click on Appearance then Menus.
• If you have several menus, start by selecting the one you want to edit from the drop-down menu

• You can add pages, articles, events, categories, custom links, etc. to your menu:

  • Check the desired item in the list on the left

• Click on Add to menu. The new menu item will appear at the bottom of the list (in the Menu Structure block).

• To arrange the different tabs, simply click and drag. A dotted frame will show you the proposed position.

  

  • If you move the block slightly to the right, the dotted box will also move relative to the tab above it. If you place the item here, it will be a submenu (or a second-level menu).

Managing multiple menus

In Minos, menus are truly flexible. Here is a non-exhaustive list of creative possibilities:

• Create as many menus as you have languages available to access your site

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• Create a menu for CTAs (Call to Actions) buttons
• Create a main menu and a secondary menu that you can place in the navigation bars and/or in the footer
• Create different menus that are only visible in footer A or B, or only in the sub-footer (= Copyrights Menu)

Displaying menus

To manage the display of your site's menus, go to the left-hand menu of the dashboard, then click on Minotaure at the bottom.

In the header

• Click on the Header and navigation icon.

This is where you manage the display of previously created menus (primary menu, secondary menu, CTAs menu, etc.), add your logo, a search bar if you wish, and also a button to change the language of your site.

All these elements can be found on the same navigation bar. However, for reasons of readability and accessibility, Minos allows you to use a second navigation bar to better distribute the elements.

You can choose the location of the elements (primary and secondary menus, language menu, CTAs menu, search bar, and logo). You can arrange them in three areas (left, center, and right) and place as many elements as you want in each of these three areas.

Top navigation → consisting of three areas

Click and drag to position the various available elements (languages, search, main and secondary menus, main and secondary logos, action button menu): on the left, right, or center, and arrange them in any order.

Main navigation → consisting of three areas

Click and drag to position the various available elements (languages, search, main and secondary menus, main and secondary logos, action button menu): on the left, right, or center, and arrange them in any order

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Top Navigation and Main Navigation

The main navigation bar usually contains the logo, a main menu ( = Primary Menu), and an action button. The top navigation bar usually contains a language selector, a search icon, and possibly a secondary menu containing fewer items than the main menu.

The main bar is therefore more comprehensive than the top navigation bar.

However, both do not necessarily need to be configured: if all the information you want to display and need can be contained in one place, only configure the main navigation bar.

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In the footer

Under the “Footer” tab, you can also display the menus you have created. They will appear as a list in columns, and you can add a title above each menu.

The display of social networks and contact information can also be configured here. See how to add contact information & social networks before displaying them.