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WordPressincludesa handytoolforbuildingmenusthatyoursite’svisitorscanusetonavigate their way
aroundyoursite.It’sgreatformakinglistsofoptionsandcanalsocreatedrop-downmenus
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In thesidebar,clickAppearance,
thenMenus.^1 Choosethemenu
youwanttoworkwithfromthe‘Select
a menutoedit’box^2 andeitherclick
Select^3 or‘createa newmenu’.^4
Thelatterletsyoustartfromscratch–
justgiveyourmenua nameandclick
CreateMenu.^5
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Openthevariousheadingsin the
columnonthelefttoviewthePages,
Posts,CategoriesandTagsyoucanadd
toyourmenu.^1 Ticktheboxestoadd
options,^2 thenclickthe‘AddtoMenu’
button.^3 Theoptionsappearin thelist
ontheright.^4
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Onceyou have a list of options
you’rehappy with, you can drag
anddropto rearrange them. To turn a
menuoption into a drop-down, drag
theitemyou want in the menu below
theheading,thendragit totheright.
Waitfortheindenteddottedboxto
appear^1 before dropping it. Click Save
Menu.^2
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Web-building Helpdesk
Q
How do I get search engines to
list my websites? I have two
sites hosted on Google Sites
and I have verified both, but only one of
them appears in search results.
John,viaemail
A
You’d think that Google would be
able to see sites hosted on its own
servers but apparently this is not
the case. The best option is to create a link
to the unlisted site on the homepage of the
the listed site. We see you’ve already done
that but the link you’ve used is a bit odd –
presumably,
created by
Google Sites
- and redirects
from somewhere
else. Manually
update it to
ensure it links
straight to your
unlisted site. Google should then do the rest.
Andy Shaw, Technical & Reviews Editor
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