Mega menus - Verba
A columns mega menu opens a wide panel instead of a narrow list, with the links grouped into columns. Past a handful of sections, a single column stops being a menu and becomes a list nobody reads.

#Build the structure first
The columns come from the item's nested items, so build the menu structure at AppearanceMenus before you turn anything on:
- Each item one level under the top-level item becomes a column, with its name as the column heading.
- Items nested under that one become the links in its column.
- An item with nothing nested under it becomes a column on its own, a single link.
#Turn it on
Open the top-level item
At AppearanceMenus, expand the top-level item that should open the panel. Only top-level items have a submenu type.
Set the submenu type
In Submenu Options, set Submenu type to Columns megamenu, and save the menu.
See Menu item options for the rest of the panel.
#What to put in it
Enable banner column adds a banner card with an image and a link as one more column.
Show subtitles in submenu puts each item's Page subtitle under its name. A short line often explains a section better than its name does.
A mega menu earns its space when there's a structure behind it. With fewer than five links it looks empty.
The panel opens but is blank
The item has no nested items. The columns come from them.
Can I set the number of columns directly?
No. There's one column per item nested directly under the top-level item, plus one for the banner. Add or regroup items to change the count.
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