Gateway theme how to add subheadings under menu
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New to this, I was wondering if it is possible in this theme, to have multiple sub headings under the header & how to do this.
And is it also possible to have multiple posts under the subheadings?
Thanks in advance
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See here first https://wordpress.com/theme/gateway
There is a wordpress.com video tutorial you can view called WordPress Tutorial: How to Create a Custom Website Menu at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCYNDD0hpeQ
If you prefer written instructions see Custom Menus here https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/
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And is it also possible to have multiple posts under the subheadings?
Yes. In summary you:
Assign categories to posts.
Create a custom menu.
Add the dynamic category pages to into the custom menu.You can create a custom menu and include multiple dynamic category pages that automatically display the published posts assigned to the the specific categories in reverse chronological order.
Dynamic category pages https://en.support.wordpress.com/category-pages/ created by the software when we assign categories to posts are also not the same as static pages https://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/ we create.
You begin by assigning categories https://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories/ to your posts.
This is a one or the other situation. You have two choices on any blog
(1) All posts on the front page.
(2) Or a static front page http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/front-page/ and all posts on a different page.By default the front page of a blog displays all published posts in reverse chronological order with the most recently published post on top. When we publish a post on WordPress software the software automatically creates the same entry in the Archives, and on the dynamic (automatically updating) Categories and Tags pages in accord with the Categories and Tags we assign to that post.
So when we create custom menu and add the dynamic (automatically updating) category pages to that custom menu we create the appearance (not the reality) of posting to more than one page.
You need to be aware that:
1. There are differences between posts and pages described here
https://en.support.wordpress.com/post-vs-page/2. There are differences between static pages we bloggers create https://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/ that will not automatically update, and dynamic category pages created by the software when you publish a post which will automatically update https://en.support.wordpress.com/category-pages/.
3. We organize posts by category assignment prior to publication. http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories/ and when we publish posts the dynamic category pages they automatically display on are determined by the categories we assign to them.
So the process you need to use is:
a. Assign Categories to your Posts. https://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories
b. Create a custom menu https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/#1-create-a-custom-menu
c. Add only the dynamic category page links into the custom menu that you want to appear in that menu https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#adding-category-pages and arrange them as you wish them to appear https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#changing-the-order-creating-sub-menus
d. Create pages and sub-pages for static content, not for posts https://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/
e. Add any custom links and other items like static pages and sub-pages into your custom menu
https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#adding-custom-links https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#adding-pages
and arrange them as you wish them to appear https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#changing-the-order-creating-sub-menusPlease see https://en.support.wordpress.com/customizer/
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Hi travelistsblog – when you say “subheadings under menu” – are you wanting to create a drop-down submenu? For example, do you want to add Canada, Mexico, and United States as sub-menu items of your North America menu item? If so, you can do that by dragging the sub-menu items to the right in the Customizer’s Menus panel, as seen here:
If you intend to create blog posts about different countries, you could add a country category to each one. For example, a blog post about at trip to Toronto could be given a category of “Canada.” You could then link to the Canada category as your sub-menu item, following the guide here:
Just let me know if you need further help!
Let me know how it goes!
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