How to Get Started

The first place to start, if you haven't already done so, is to build the pages that your menu items will link to.

A typical header menu might look like:

HOME | BLOG | PRODUCTS | FREE STUFF | FAQ | ABOUT | CONTACT

It's a good idea to keep your header menu compact enough to fit on one line on a typical computer screen (your template should adjust it intelligently for a smartphone screen).

Note that you can change what's displayed as the the menu item from the default page name. I use this facility to display my header menu items in upper case (just a personal preference). So my About page is named About but I display it on the menu as ABOUT.

The typical footer menu will contain links to the pages that Google likes to see on every website, such as

Privacy Policy | Affiliate Disclosure | Terms of Trade | Anti-Spam | Linking Disclosure

and so on.

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AprilMixon1 Premium
Thank you
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phil1944 Premium
@AprilMixon1
My pleasure. A lot of people have problems with WP menus when they are really quite straight forward I hope this tutorial helped.
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Zoopie Premium
Thanks, this is a save.
Stephen
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phil1944 Premium
@Zoopie
Thanks, Stephen. A lot of newbies have problems with creating menus, so I've tried to lay it out step by step.
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Newme202 Premium
Really valuable, Phil
I thought our Affiliate disclosure should be at the top menu.
I need to sort out my foot menu .
What's a linking menu?
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phil1944 Premium
@Newme202
Hey Simone. I keep the header menu for pages relative to my business and relegate the legal stuff to the footer menu.

All menu items link to something, so I'm not sure what your second question refers to.
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Newme202 Premium
@phil1944
Sorry, I meant Linking disclosure. I forgot to add that I think the product menu was a great idea as well.
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phil1944 Premium
@Newme202
Thanks, Simone. The Linking Policy or Disclosure tells visitors your rules regarding other sites linking to yours and your rules for linking out.
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Newme202 Premium
@phil1944
Is there a template for that?
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phil1944 Premium
@Newme202
I use a WordPress plugin called WP Legal Eagle. It's not free, but you can use it on as many websites as you like. You fill in some details about your website and then choose what pages you want to generate.
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Newme202 Premium
@phil1944
Interesting
Thank you, Phil
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rcharinhp99 Premium Plus
AB,

We appreciate 100% your faithfulness and due diligence in getting us the information we need. You are exactly the kind of employer that every successful company such as WA, needs.
You so purpose- driven and kind.

Rachele
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phil1944 Premium
@rcharinhp99
You say such lovely things, Rachele. I hope you got something out of this tutorial.
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Bridges Premium
Thanks for the heads up, Phil.
Archie
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phil1944 Premium
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I hope you found it useful, Archie.
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