Adding a link to a menu

Last updated October 31, 2011. Created by LeeHunter on May 3, 2010.
Edited by spacechick, arianek, jn2. Log in to edit this page.

Before you begin

If the link you plan to add leads to a Drupal node, first be sure your menu is enabled in the node's content type. It is possible to add menu links that are not enabled this way using the first method below. If you do, you will find that certain changes cause your link to disappear from the assigned menu.

1. Navigate to the content type for the node (Structure > Content types or http://example.com/admin/structure/types).
2. Locate the content type and click edit.
3. Choose Menu settings.
4. Click the checkbox of the menu you need.
5. (Optional) Set the Default parent item to choose a default menu for this content type.

Using the Menus section

1. Navigate to the Menus page (Structure > Menus or http://example.com/admin/structure/menu).
2. Locate a menu to edit and click add link.



3. In the Menu link title field, enter the title as it will be displayed in the menu.
4. In the Path field, enter a path for the link. This can be an internal Drupal path such as node/add (see "Before you begin" above) or an external URL such as http://example.com. Enter <front> to link to the front page.
5. In the Description field, enter the text that will be displayed when a user hovers over the link.
6. Enable any of the following options:

• Enabled: If the link is not enabled, it will not be displayed in the menu.
• Expanded: If this option is enabled and the menu link has children, the menu will always appear expanded.

Using the Edit node page

1. Navigate to the node editing screen (Node > Edit or http://example.com/node/*/edit) for the node you want to add to the menu (this is in the Content menu for Drupal 7). This can also be done when you first create the node.
2. Click the checkbox marked Provide a menu link. The menu options will appear.
3. In the Menu link title field, enter the title as it will be displayed in the menu.
4. In the Description field, enter the text that will be displayed when a user hovers over the link.
5. In the Parent item list, choose the menu that should display this item. Note: the menu you want will only appear in this list if you have assigned it to the content type of the node you are editing. See "Before you begin" above.
6. (Optional) In the Weight list, select the relative weight of the link.
7. Click Save.