--- title: How to Setup a Mega Menu description: Learn how to set up a wide-format mega menu feature on your Indie Website's Main navigation with key UX best practices. --- [Skip to content](https://help.indiegraf.com/how-to-set-up-a-mega-menu#main-content) - [English](https://help.indiegraf.com/how-to-set-up-a-mega-menu) - [Español](https://help.indiegraf.com/es/how-to-set-up-a-mega-menu) English Show submenu for translations [Publisher Portal](https://portal.indiegraf.com/tickets?hsLang=en) [![Indiegraf-PrimaryLogo-FullColor-1](https://help.indiegraf.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Indiegraf-PrimaryLogo-FullColor-1.png?width=262&height=60&name=Indiegraf-PrimaryLogo-FullColor-1.png)](https://help.indiegraf.com/?hsLang=en) Open main navigation Close main navigation - - [English](https://help.indiegraf.com/how-to-set-up-a-mega-menu) - [Español](https://help.indiegraf.com/es/how-to-set-up-a-mega-menu) English Show submenu for translations - [Publisher Portal](https://portal.indiegraf.com/tickets) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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Below is a step-by-step guide to setting one up, along with some important user experience best practices. ### How to Build a Mega Menu 1. **Navigate to your Menu settings:** Log into your website dashboard and go to **Appearance** \> **Menus**. ![](https://help.indiegraf.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-4.png?width=359&height=524&name=image-png-4.png) 2. **Select your Main menu:** Make sure you are editing your site's main navigation menu. ![](https://help.indiegraf.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-22-2026-03-36-38-6436-PM.png?width=925&height=334&name=image-png-May-22-2026-03-36-38-6436-PM.png) 3. **Choose a top-level link:** Click the dropdown arrow for that menu item, top-level menu item that you want to transform into a mega menu. ![](https://help.indiegraf.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-22-2026-03-38-35-5542-PM.png?width=709&height=530&name=image-png-May-22-2026-03-38-35-5542-PM.png) 4. **Enable the Mega Menu option:** Within that item's settings, check or select the option for **Mega Menu**. ![](https://help.indiegraf.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-22-2026-03-40-41-9201-PM.png?width=442&height=760&name=image-png-May-22-2026-03-40-41-9201-PM.png) 5. **Nest your sub-items:** Add the subsequent pages, subcategories, or links (for example, columns, features) to your menu structure. Drag and drop these items so they are indented and nested *directly underneath* your main mega menu item. ![](https://help.indiegraf.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-22-2026-03-49-08-2184-PM.png?width=530&height=475&name=image-png-May-22-2026-03-49-08-2184-PM.png) 6. **Save your configuration:** Click the **Save Menu** button. 7. **Test on your live site:** Visit your website homepage and hover over the top-level option to ensure the menu expands into a wide, multi-column layout. ![](https://help.indiegraf.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-22-2026-03-50-51-0859-PM.png?width=1325&height=212&name=image-png-May-22-2026-03-50-51-0859-PM.png) ### **Best Practices & User Experience (UX) Tips** Because mega menus take up visual space when active, it's important to design your navigation with your readers' experience in mind: - **Main Menu Exclusive:** Mega menus can only be configured on your Main menu. 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