{"id":6861,"date":"2019-02-21T14:02:02","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T14:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/?post_type=article&p=6861"},"modified":"2023-02-20T18:21:37","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T18:21:37","slug":"how-to-add-navigation-menu-widget-into-the-header-template","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/jetblocks\/how-to-add-navigation-menu-widget-into-the-header-template\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Navigation Menu Widget into the Header Template"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Navigation Menu<\/a> widget allows you to display links to pages and design it in a preferable way. Also, this widget makes it easy to create a menu and place it in the website\u2019s header and footer built with Elementor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nav Menus<\/strong> are very important; that\u2019s why they are usually placed close to a header or in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This tutorial will teach you how to add a menu with\u00a0the Nav Menu\u00a0widget using\u00a0the JetBlocks<\/em><\/a>\u00a0plugin.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Adding a Navigation Menu Widget<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Log in to your\u00a0WordPress Dashboard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigate to\u00a0CrocoBlock<\/strong>\u00a0>\u00a0My Library<\/strong><\/em>. Here click the\u00a0Edit with Elementor<\/strong>\u00a0button to proceed with editing the needed template where you want to place a nav menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\"CrocoblockAfter you are redirected to\u00a0Elementor<\/strong>, you can change your header template by navigating to the\u00a0“Magic Button<\/strong>”\u00a0library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here, click the\u00a0Headers<\/strong>\u00a0tab, choose the header you like and click\u00a0Insert<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\"Headers\n\n\n\n

Afterward, find the\u00a0Nav Menu<\/strong>\u00a0widget in the elements panel on the left, and add it to the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\"Nav\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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After that, you will see a\u00a0Nav Menu<\/strong>\u00a0in your\u00a0Header<\/strong>\u00a0section. On the left, you will see different options which can help you change the\u00a0Nav Menu<\/strong>\u00a0widget according to your needs and preferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\"Customizing\n\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t forget to click the\u00a0“Publish<\/strong>”\u00a0button to save the changes. Also, you can see how your\u00a0Nav Menu<\/strong>\u00a0looks like if you click the\u00a0“Preview<\/strong>”\u00a0button.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Now your navigation menu is ready. Now you know how to enrich a header with a navigation menu using the JetBlocks<\/em>\u00a0plugin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This tutorial explains what steps you have to take in order to add a simple menu to the header template with the help of the Navigation Menu widget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"template":"","format":"standard","builder-category":[],"article-category":[470],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Add Navigation Menu Widget into the Header Template | Crocoblock<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A full guide to using the Nav Menu widget to display a website menu in the header template with the help of JetBlocks functionality.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/jetblocks\/how-to-add-navigation-menu-widget-into-the-header-template\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Add Navigation Menu 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