How to Edit and Customize Your Wix Menu (Step-by-Step Guide)
- Ashley Dedin
- Feb 7
- 4 min read
You’ve built a beautiful Wix website — but if your main menu feels confusing, cluttered, or just not quite right, you’re not alone.
Your menu is how visitors move through your site, so getting it right matters. In this guide, I’ll walk you through everything you need to know about Wix menus, including how to:
Add and remove menu items
Rearrange pages
Create dropdown menus
Fix common submenu layout issues
Customize menu design
Edit your mobile (hamburger) menu
Decide between a basic menu vs. an advanced menu
This tutorial focuses on the Wix Classic Editor, but many of the concepts still apply across Wix products.
Accessing the Menus & Pages Panel in Wix
Most Wix templates come with a menu already installed — usually a horizontal menu in the site header. This menu is directly connected to your Menus & Pages panel on the left side of the editor.
To open it:
Go to the left toolbar
Click Menus & Pages
Pages that appear in your menu are not grayed out. Pages that are hidden will show a hidden icon next to them.
This panel controls what shows (or doesn’t show) in your site’s navigation.
How to Add, Remove, and Reorder Menu Items
Show or Hide Pages from the Menu
To remove a page from your menu (without deleting it):
Hover over the page name in Menus & Pages
Click the three dots (ellipsis)
Select Hide from menu
To add it back, click the ellipsis again and choose Show.
This is helpful if you want pages like thank-you pages or internal resources that visitors don’t need in the main navigation.
Reorder Menu Items
Reordering your menu is simple:
Click and drag a page
Drop it into the desired position
The order in your Menus & Pages panel is exactly how it will appear on your live site.
Creating Subpages & Dropdown Menus
Sometimes you want menu items grouped together — like a Resources or Services dropdown.
How to Create a Dropdown Menu
Click Add Menu Item
Choose Dropdown
Rename it (for example: “Resources”)
This creates a menu item that acts like a folder — visitors can hover over it, but it doesn’t link to a page itself.
To add pages to the dropdown:
Make sure the page is visible
Click and drag it under the dropdown item
You’ll see a bracket indicating it’s nested
Now when visitors hover over that menu item, they’ll see the dropdown options.
Fixing Dropdown Menu Layout Issues
A common problem:Your dropdown exists… but it appears way off to the side.
This usually comes down to menu layout settings, not design.
How to Fix It
Click your menu
Go to Layout
Open the Dropdown settings
If your dropdown is set to Columns, items may appear far away.Switch it to Flyout to keep dropdown items directly beneath the parent menu item.
You can also adjust:
Dropdown alignment (center, left, right)
Spacing and behavior
These settings are easy to miss — but they make a big difference.
Customizing the Design of Your Wix Menu
To change how your menu looks (fonts, colors, hover effects):
Click the menu
Click the paintbrush icon
Select Customize Design
Menu Item Styling Options
You can customize:
Fonts and font weight
Text size
Colors
Hover effects (underline, color change, etc.)
Active page styling (how the current page appears)
These settings help visitors understand where they are on your site — subtle, but important.
Editing the Wix Mobile Menu (Hamburger Menu)
On mobile, Wix automatically converts your menu into a hamburger menu to save space.
Can’t Find Your Mobile Menu?
If your menu icon is missing:
It may be hidden
Or positioned off the page
To find it:
Go to Mobile View
Open Layers
Look for warnings or hidden elements
This is the fastest way to troubleshoot mobile menu issues.
Customizing the Mobile Menu
Once selected, you can:
Adjust layout and alignment
Change spacing
Customize design just like desktop
Even though desktop and mobile menus are connected, their layouts are edited separately, so it’s worth checking both.
Basic Menu vs. Advanced Menu: Which Should You Use?
Basic (Classic) Menu
Automatically pulls from Menus & Pages
Best for most websites
Easy to manage and update
Advanced Menu
Allows completely custom navigation
Not synced with your site’s page structure
Useful for:
External links
Documents
Custom navigation experiences
To enable it:
Click your menu
Click Settings
Select Set as Advanced
⚠️ Important:Once you switch to an advanced menu, you’ll need to manage desktop and mobile menus separately.
Final Thoughts & Help if You’re Still Stuck
Wix menus are powerful — but they’re also one of the most common places people get stuck.
Whether you’re:
Cleaning up a cluttered menu
Trying to fix a dropdown issue
Customizing mobile navigation
Or deciding between basic vs. advanced menus
Small adjustments can make a huge difference in how your site feels to visitors.
If you’d like hands-on help, I offer one-on-one live Wix training sessions where we can troubleshoot menu issues (and more) together in real time. To get your menu looking polished, book either a 15 minute or 30 minute session.
No time is wasted, so if we tackle your menu before our time is up, I'll put my 15+ years of web design experience on Wix to use for the balance of our time to improve your site.
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