Editing a Menu Item

Menu items are the building blocks of your site’s navigation. Editing a menu item allows you to update where it links, what it's called, who can see it, and how it behaves. This guide shows you how to make changes to existing menu items using the Menu Manager.

Access the Menu Manager

1. Log in to your LiveWeb admin panel.
2. Go to Menus > All Menu Items 

   (Or go directly to your specific menu, e.g Menus > Main Menu)

3. Use the search bar or filters if needed, then click on the menu item title you want to edit. 

Update Menu Item Settings 

Inside the menu item editor, you'll see several fields and tabs you can adjust: 

• Title - This is the name that appears in the site's navigation.
• Alias - Automatically generated from the title unless changed. This is reflected in the site url unless specified, e.g. 'Page Title' will appear as /page-title at the end of a url.  

Details Tab 

The details tab is where the majority of the settings are required for editing a menu item. These include:

Menu Item Type

• Shows what kind of content this item links to. 
• Click Select to pick the type
• Commonly used options include:
  • Articles > Single Article
  • System Links > Menu Item Alias (to link to another menu item)
  • System Links > URL (to link to an external URL)
  • System Links > Menu Heading (non-clickable item for drop-down grouping.)

Select Article / Link 

• If linking to a Single Article, click Edit to edit the article, or Clear to choose a new one.
• If using a URL, enter or update the full web address.

 Target Window

Select whether the menu item should open in the same window, or a new window (with/without navigation). 

Template Style 

Select from a list of template styles. We recommend to keep this at the default template. However, if working on a website with more than one show, select the template that correspondes to that show, e.g. youreventwebsite_eventone would be selected for pages that correspond to 'Event One', youreventwebsite_eventtwo would be selected for pages that correspond to 'Event Two', etc.

 Details Tab: Optional Fields and Settings 

• Menu* - You can change the menu that the menu item appears by selecting from a list of existing menus. This option is required. 
• Parent Item - Use this to place the item under another menu item, creating dropdowns or submenus. 
• Ordering - Adjust the position of the menu item in the menu list. 
• Status - Set the status of the menu item as published, unpublished, or trashed.   
• Default Toggle - Toggle the page on / off as the global site homepage. 
  
  Warning

  This will change what is used as the home page of the website. 

• Start Publishing - Set a date and time for the menu item to be published. 
• Stop Publishing - Set a date and time for the menu item to be unpublished. 
• Access - Set who can see the menu item:
  • Public - Visible to everyone.
  • Registered - Logged-in users only. 
  • Special - Admin-level users only. 

Advanced Options 

You can also explore additional tabs:

• Link Type - Add a link or CSS class to the link. You can also toggle the menu item to be hidden. 
• Page Display - Override the browser page title or hide headings. 
• Metadata - Add meta keywords and descriptions for SEO.