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Adding a category to a site menu in the Wix Editor
Adding a category to a site menu in the Studio Editor
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Adding a Category to Your Site Menu

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Adding a category to a site menu in the Wix Editor
Adding a category to a site menu in the Studio Editor
FAQs

Organize your site and help customers find products by adding store categories to your site menu. You can display categories as main menu items:

Screenshot of the site menu of a sample site

...or as drop-down options.

Screenshot of the site menu of a sample site with subitems displayed

Tips:

Each active category has its own URL that you use to link in your menu.
Categories can also appear on the Category page itself. Learn more about displaying categories on the Category page.

The Wix Editor offers two ways to build your site menu: regular menus and advanced. Choose the one you prefer, then follow the relevant steps below.

Tip:

You can switch between regular and advanced menus at any time.

Regular Menu

Advanced Menu

Note:

Changes you make to the desktop menu also appear in the mobile menu.

Click Pages & Menuon the left side of the Wix Editor.
Click Site Menu.
Click +Add Menu Item at the bottom.
Select Link.

Screenshot of Pages & Menu in the Editor, with the page link option outlined

Select Page on the left.
Select Category page from the Which Page? drop-down.

Select the category you want to display from the Which item? drop-down.
Click Done.
(Optional) Rename the category and click Done.
(Optional) Change the category you added into a subcategory:
1. Click Pages & Menuon the left side of the editor.
2. Click Site Menu.
3. Drag the menu item under and to the right of the relevant category.

Add any of your store categories directly to a site menu in the Studio Editor. This helps visitors find product collections quickly and keeps your menu organized.

To add a category to the menu in the Studio Editor:

Click your site's menu.
Click Manage Menu.
Click +Add Item.
Select Link or anchor.
Select Page on the left.
Select Category page from the Which Page? drop-down.
Select the category you want to display from the Which item? drop-down.
Click Done.

(Optional) Rename the category.
(Optional) Drag categories to make them into subcategories.

Screenshot displaying how to create menu subcategories in Wix Studio editor

FAQs

Why is it helpful to add store categories to the site menu?

Is it possible to create a "mega menu" container ?

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Wix Editor: Customizing Your Horizontal Menu Design

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