Adding a menu and widgets

Now that we have all our images in place, we need to make it easier for visitors to find them. We can do this by adding a menu and some widgets.

Adding a menu

Let's start by adding a navigation menu:

1. In the WordPress admin, go to Appearance | Menus.

2. If your site doesn't already have a menu set up, click on the create a new menu link.

3. Type the menu's name in the Menu Name field.

4. Create a custom link for your home page (which will be the site's main URL) and drag the page you've just created into the menu along with that:

   

   Fig 9.26: The menus admin screen

5. Check the Primary Menu checkbox to ensure your menu appears in the theme.

6. Click on the Save Menu button to save your changes.

Adding widgets

Next, let's add some widgets to the sidebar and footer:

1. Go to Appearance | Widgets.

2. Add the Search widget to the Footer A widget area (assuming you're using the Baskerville theme which has this widget area). Click on the Save button for the widget.

3. Add the Recent Posts widget to the Footer...