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title: How to Add and Remove Menu Items in WordPress
description: "**In short:** In most themes go to **Appearance → Menus**, pick an item on the left (page, post, custom link or category) and click **Add to Menu**, drag to reorder, then click **Save Menu**. To remove an item, open it…"
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updated: "2026-10-21"
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---

# How to Add and Remove Menu Items in WordPress

**In short:** In most themes go to **Appearance → Menus**, pick an item on the left (page, post, custom link or category) and click **Add to Menu**, drag to reorder, then click **Save Menu**. To remove an item, open it and click **Remove**. In modern block themes, menus are in **Appearance → Editor → Navigation**.

## Add a menu item (classic themes)

1. In the dashboard go to **Appearance → Menus**.
2. Select the menu to edit at the top, or create a new one.
3. From the left column choose the item type: **Pages**, **Posts**, **Custom Links** or **Categories**.
4. Tick the item and click **Add to Menu**.
5. Drag and drop to reorder. To make a **sub-menu** item, drag it slightly to the right under its parent.
6. Under **Menu Settings** choose where it appears, such as the primary menu.
7. Click **Save Menu**.

## Remove a menu item

1. In **Appearance → Menus** click the arrow next to the item to open its settings.
2. Click **Remove**.
3. Click **Save Menu**. Removing an item from the menu does not delete the page itself.

## In block themes (such as Twenty Twenty-Four)

1. Go to **Appearance → Editor → Navigation**.
2. Select the menu and click **+** to add a page or link.
3. To delete an item, click the three dots (⋮) next to it, then **Delete**.
4. Click **Save**.

In classic themes you can also edit menus with a live preview from **Appearance → Customize → Menus**.

Haven't created the page yet? See [how to add a new page in WordPress](https://www.hyyat.com/en/knowledgebase/how-to-add-a-new-page-in-wordpress/). To add a category to the menu, create it first: [how to add categories](https://www.hyyat.com/en/knowledgebase/how-to-add-categories-in-wordpress/).

## Video tutorial (Arabic)

[اضافه وازاله عنصر من القائمة - ووردبريس](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/8zKlqWqMGgA?feature=oembed)

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