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What is a mega menu?

Last Update: July 8, 2025

Menus and mega menus

Website menus provide visitors easy access to different areas of your website.  As your website grows and becomes more sophisticated, your menu should reflect that. 

A megamenu is an advanced type of menu that allows you to display a large, multi-column dropdown layout with various elements like images, icons, and widgets. Unlike standard dropdown menus, which typically show a single column of sub-items, megamenus are ideal for websites with many categories or complex site structures. 

Megamenus enhance usability and accessibility by organizing content clearly and visually. 

Key features of a megamenu:

  • Multi-column layout for submenus
  • Support for media (images, icons, videos)
  • Custom styling and layout options
  • Can include widgets

Creating mega menus with Elementor

You can create mega menus using the Menu widget, an experimental feature.

In order to create mega menus, you’ll need to activate several experimental  features. These include:

  • Flexbox Containers
  • Nested Elements
  • Menu

Note
Activating these features will replace the Nav Menu widget with two new widgets – the WordPress Menu widget (which functions like the Nav Menu widget), and the Menu widget.

Next Steps

Learn the basics of creating a mega menu

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