{"id":34814,"date":"2023-04-03T13:44:16","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T10:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=34814"},"modified":"2025-07-08T12:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T09:46:10","slug":"what-is-mega-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/what-is-mega-menu\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a mega menu?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Menus and mega menus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Website menus provide visitors easy access to different areas of your website.&nbsp; As your website grows and becomes more sophisticated, your menu should reflect that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Megamenus enhance <strong>usability and accessibility<\/strong> by organizing content clearly and visually.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key features of a megamenu:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Multi-column layout for submenus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support for media (images, icons, videos)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Custom styling and layout options<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can include widgets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating mega menus with Elementor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can create mega menus using the <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/the-menu-widget\/\">Menu widget<\/a>, an experimental feature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to create mega menus, you\u2019ll need to <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/elementor-experiments-2\/\">activate several experimental\u00a0 features<\/a>. These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Flexbox Containers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nested Elements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Menu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"callout-yellow\">[callout type=&#8221;note&#8221;]Activating these features will replace the Nav Menu widget with two new widgets &#8211; the WordPress Menu widget (which functions like the <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/nav-menu-widget-pro\/\">Nav Menu widget<\/a>), and the <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/the-menu-widget\/\">Menu widget<\/a>.[\/callout]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next Steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn the basics of <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/create-mega-menu\/\">creating a mega menu<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Menus and mega menus Website menus provide visitors easy access to different areas of your website.&nbsp; As your website grows and becomes more sophisticated, your menu should reflect that.&nbsp; 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. 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