# Menu links

> Build your header menu — direct links, dropdowns and sub-dropdowns up to five levels deep, linking to pages, sections or other websites.

Product: NijeesWeb website builder · Source: https://www.nijeesweb.com/docs/website/header-footer/menu-links · Updated 2026-10-02

**Layout › Menu Links** holds the links in your header's menu bar.

![Menu links](https://www.nijeesweb.com/marketing/img/docs/admin/menu-links-1200.webp "Menu Links: drag to reorder, edit or delete each top-level link")

## Add a link

1. Select **Add New**.
2. Choose the **Type**:
   - **Direct Link** — one item in the bar.
   - **Dropdown** — an item that opens a list of links.
3. For a direct link, choose where it goes:
   - **Another Page On Website** — pick the page.
   - **Particular Section On A Page** — pick the page, then the section (row) to scroll to.
   - **External Page** — type the **URL** of any website.
4. Type the **Link Text** visitors see, and switch on **Open in a new window** if you want (usually only for external sites).
5. Save.

## Build a dropdown

1. Choose **Dropdown** and type its title (such as *Services*).
2. Under **Dropdown items**, select **Add link** for each page in the dropdown.
3. Select **Add sub-dropdown** to nest a dropdown inside — it opens its own list beside the first. Dropdowns go **up to five levels deep**.
4. Drag items by their handle to reorder them; **Expand all** / **Collapse all** help with long menus. Each item has **Duplicate** and **Delete**.

> [!TIP]
> Keep menus short: five to seven top-level items, and at most two levels of dropdown. Visitors on phones tap through every level.

## Reorder the menu

On the **Menu Links** list, drag links by the handle to change their order in the bar.

## Menus on phones

Below 992 px wide, the menu collapses into a menu button. Dropdowns become pages that slide in, so even deep menus stay easy to use with a thumb.

## Mega menu instead?

The header shows **one menu at a time** — this general menu or a [mega menu](https://www.nijeesweb.com/docs/website/header-footer/mega-menu). Switching to the mega menu deletes nothing; your links here stay saved.