How to Add Pages to Your Website Navigation Menu: A Complete Guide

How to Add Pages to Your Website Navigation Menu: A Complete Guide

By Michael Thompson

January 24, 2025 at 05:14 PM

Adding Pages to Your Navigation in Squarespace

To create a menu of links for your site visitors, add pages to your navigation. Here's how to do it in different Squarespace versions:

Version 7.1

  1. Open the Pages panel
  2. Click + next to main navigation
  3. Select page type (Blank Page or other layouts)
  4. Enter page title and press Enter

Navigation menu with Add button

Navigation menu with Add button

Version 7.0

  1. Access Pages panel
  2. Click + icon by main navigation
  3. Choose page type from Create New Page menu
  4. Enter title and press Enter

Squarespace navigation bar

Squarespace navigation bar

Available Page Types:

Layout Pages:

  • Custom layouts for text, images, forms
  • Start blank or use predefined templates
  • Fully customizable

Collection Pages:

  • Blog
  • Events
  • Portfolio (7.1 only)
  • Store/Products
  • Album and Gallery (7.0 only)

Additional Navigation Features:

  • Dropdown menus
  • External links
  • Member-only pages
  • Hidden navigation
  • Footer customization

Mobile App Support:

  • Layout pages: Full support
  • Store: Full support with Point of Sale (iOS only)
  • Blog: Complete management
  • Portfolio: View only
  • Events: Basic management
  • Other pages: Limited functionality

Page Management:

  1. Modify settings via gear icon
  2. Rearrange by dragging in Pages panel
  3. Delete using trash icon (30-day recovery window)
  4. Customize navigation style elements

This streamlined structure lets visitors easily explore your site while giving you full control over navigation organization and appearance.

Related Articles

Previous Articles