Navigation Menu
A navigation menu is the editable list of links WordPress lets you build and then place in your header, your footer or anywhere the theme provides a slot.
In plain English
Rather than typing links into a template, you build a menu in one screen and drag items into the order you want, nesting some under others to make dropdowns.
Items can be pages, posts, categories, custom links or products. The theme decides where menus can go by registering locations, like primary and footer.
Why it matters
The menu is how most people move around the site, and it is also a statement about what matters. Seven items with two dropdowns tells a visitor you could not decide.
It is editable by whoever owns the site afterwards, which matters when the alternative is asking you to change a link.
How it works
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You create a menuAnd assign it to a location the theme provides.
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Items are dragged into orderIndenting one under another makes it a submenu.
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Each item has its own settingsLabel, title attribute, CSS class, and whether it opens in a new tab.
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The theme renders itWith its own styling for the current page, the dropdowns and the mobile version.
Drop the Home item
The logo already goes home, on every site people have ever used. That is one slot freed for something a visitor actually needs.