Mega menus

Instead of a narrow column of links, the submenu opens as a wide panel with the items laid out in columns. The reason is simple: past a certain number of sections, a single column stops being a menu and becomes a list nobody reads.

#Turning it on

This is a setting on one menu item, not a global switch. At AppearanceMenus, open the item and set its submenu type to columns megamenu. See Menu item options.

Two limits worth knowing before you start:

• Only top-level items get a mega menu. A nested item does not.
• The columns are built from that item nested items. No nested items, no content, so build the menu structure first.

A long list can be split into columns automatically by setting how many items go in a column, and you can allow one more level of nesting to the side.

#What to put in it

Beyond links, the panel takes a banner column with an image and a link. That is the simplest way to make the menu a working surface rather than an inventory.

Item subtitles show here too, when they are enabled. A short line under a name often explains a section better than the name does.

Last updated 22 Sep 2026