My menu has disappeared completely after trying to update it :(

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  barclaysimpson · Member · Aug 27, 2012 at 8:27 pm

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  I wanted to create a custom menu, so i added and edited my menu tabs and saved all the changes… And now when I go to my main page the menu is missing. Including the original “Home” and “What is this all about” tabs.

  Please help me get my menu back.

  Thank you…
  Blog url: http://undertheculture.wordpress.com/

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  timethief · Member · Aug 27, 2012 at 8:29 pm

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  Troubleshooting – My menu isn’t appearing
  Go to the custom menu page in the dashboard Apearance > Menus and in the “theme location” module at upper left select your custom menu from the pulldown and then click “save”.

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  timethief · Member · Aug 27, 2012 at 8:29 pm

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  Troubleshooting – My Pages aren’t appearing
  They must be public pages – not private.
  Public – The page will be visible to everyone.
  Protected – The page is protected with a password you set. Only people who have the password can view a protected page.
  Private – Pages are only visible to blog Editors and Administrators. Private pages are not visible in Blog Surfer, feeds, or in any search. A page can be private without being password protected.

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  timethief · Member · Aug 27, 2012 at 8:30 pm

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  Here’s a link to a custom menu walkthrough > http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2011/08/11/wordpress-com-custom-menu-walk-through/

  There are many common errors, misunderstanding and misconceptions when creating custom menus and you can read about them here > http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/12/19/custom-menus/

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  barclaysimpson · Member · Aug 28, 2012 at 7:49 am

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  thank you. Ive tried everything you said. But no luck. Is there any way I can just make it return to the way it was? It used to have an about section and a home section.

  Please help.

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  raincoaster · Member · Aug 28, 2012 at 8:37 am

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  And this is the official support doc http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/ could it be as simple as failing to scroll to the bottom of the page and hit Save when designing the custom menu? That happens more than you’d think.

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  justpi · Member · Aug 28, 2012 at 4:08 pm

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  @barclaysimpson: If the only items you want are Home and About, you don’t need a custom menu. Go to Appearance > Menus, select the blank option from the Theme Locations pulldown, click Save.

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  barclaysimpson · Member · Aug 28, 2012 at 7:37 pm

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  Thank you so much guys. I noticed that I was putting up too many menu tabs and when i took them away my about and home page tabs came back.

  Thanks for your brilliant and immediate responses.

  You guys rock.