Editing an existing menu

Editing an existing menu

In Digital Experience Engine, you may want to edit an existing menu structure. You can begin editing a menu by hovering the cursor over the menu and clicking the pencil icon that appears. This reveals the editing options. 

1. Select Configure block to: 

   1. Change the menu title
   2. Display the title
   3. Set the visibility of your menu
   4. The Region field will be populated with the region you selected when first created. You can change it to a different region here as needed. 
   5. When all settings are configured as you like, click Save block at the bottom.

    

2. Select Edit to change the menu block description, name, or logic settings.  The menu name displayed here is the same name that appears in the menu list after clicking Structure > Menus in the toolbar. This may help you locate and select the correct menu there to edit or add links. Don’t forget to nest those menu links appropriately!
   Check/set the following logic settings:
   • Contextual Menu Logic: Checkbox checked indicates the menu should retrieve the name and URL of the current page and set the active menu item to the appropriate contextual state.
   • Start at Context: Checkbox checked indicates that menu should start displaying link hierarchy at the current context. If left unchecked, the complete menu hierarchy will be accessible to site visitors.
     • Only applicable if Contextual Menu Logic checkbox is checked.
   • Show Parent Menu Item: Checkbox checked indicates that heading should be overridden with the parent menu item associated with the current page (if available).
     • Only applicable if Contextual Menu Logic and Start at Context are both checked.
   • Show Child Links: Checkbox checked indicates that the menu should display immediate child links associated with the current menu item; if there are no child links, the current menu item and any corresponding siblings will be rendered instead.
     • Only applicable if Contextual Menu Logic checkbox is checked.

Best practice is to select all menu settings for the menu to behave as expected.

What's next?

• Deleting menus or menu items
• Placing the menu in your site by configuring either a basic menu or custom menu block
  • Click here to learn more about the difference between basic menus and custom menu blocks.