Linking URL to Menu

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  crossfitvie · Member · Nov 22, 2011 at 4:39 pm

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  linking a page directly to a URL
  Blog url: http://crossfitvie.wordpress.com/

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  crossfitvie · Member · Nov 22, 2011 at 4:43 pm

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  I am trying to link an external URL directly to a menu tab. I followed the directions posted here http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/ but it is not working. I have a menu header and some tab’s I would like to open to an external link when clicked.

  Is it me or is the software of wordpress extremely difficult?!

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Nov 22, 2011 at 8:24 pm

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  You’re almost there. You have your menu built, but you need to assign it as your primary navigation menu via Appearance -> Menus in your blog’s Dashboard before it can replace the existing menu.

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  crossfitvie · Member · Nov 22, 2011 at 8:31 pm

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  I’ve been on this page. From what I can tell I add the link and title it. That title becomes a page… I would assume that when you click the page it would open the link but it does not?

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Nov 22, 2011 at 8:35 pm

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  You have the menu set correctly, you just need to actually assign it as the primary menu, otherwise it won’t appear on your blog.

  Go to Appearance -> Menus in your blog’s Dashboard, look for the “Theme Locations” box near the top-left, select your menu from the “Primary Navigation” drop-down, and click the blue “Save” button.

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  crossfitvie · Member · Nov 22, 2011 at 8:53 pm

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  When I do this my menu items all disappear across the top of my page when I preview changes?

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Nov 22, 2011 at 9:45 pm

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  It should be replaced with the menu that you built at Appearance -> Menus. Would you please set it so I can take a look at what’s happening?