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What Link Options Are Available in the Menu Widget?

Discover different ways to link menu items

1. Select the Menu widget

2. Click "Edit" or left-click twice to edit the Menu Widget

3. Click the pencil icon to edit a specific menu item

4. The menu can be linked to 5 different groups of features - Actions, Blog, Events, Small Groups, and Sermons

Link To Actions

5. Select from the dropdown the required action to link to

6. The Actions are: None, Go to Home Page, Go to Page, Open Popup, Scroll to Anchor, Open URL, Mail To, Call To, Open in Lightbox, Open File, Connect (formerly Birdseed)

None - will lead nowhere.

Go to Home Page - will lead to Home Page.

Go to Page - will lead to a specific Page.

Open Popup - will open a popup window.

Scroll to Anchor - will smoothly scroll to the specified anchored section on the page;

Open URL - will lead to an external website.

Mail To - will prompt an email client to send an email to a specified mailbox.

Call To - will prompt the dial of a specified phone number in the browser.

Open in Lightbox - will open the image in Lightbox effect, filling the screen and dimming out the rest of the web page.

Birdseed (Connect) - Will scroll to a specified anchored section on the site or open the Engagement Tool automatically on the website if with a Link. Inside any Engagement Tool in Connect, click "Copy Tool Link" to get the link

Blog

7. Select from the dropdown the required Blog feature to link to

8. The menu can be linked to the following Blog features: Go to Blog, Go to Blog Post, Go to Blog Category, Go to Blog Tag

Go to Blog - will lead to Blog page.

Go to Blog Post - this will lead to a specified Blog Post.

Go to Blog Category - this will lead to a Blog Category.

Go to Blog Tag - this will lead to a Blog Tag.

For more information on the Blog extension, please refer to our Ministry Designs Success Hub

Events

9. Select from the dropdown the required Events feature to link to

10. The menu can be linked to the following Events features: Go to Events Home, Go to Event Post, Go to Event Category, Go to Event Tag, Add To Calendar

Go to Events Home - will lead to the Events Home page.

Go to Event Post - this will lead to the Event Post.

Go to Event Category - will lead to Event Category.

Go to Event Tag - will lead to Event Tag.

Add To Calendar - will open a calendar where you can save/edit a calendar event, will open a primary calendar if it is set, will open a taxonomy calendar (Tag or Category calendar) if it is set

For more information on the Events extension, please refer to our Ministry Designs Success Hub

Small Groups

11. Select from the dropdown the required Small Groups feature to link to

12. The menu can be linked to the following Small Groups features: Go to Home, Go to Post, Go to Category, Go to Tag, Go to Group Details, and Add to Calendar.

Go to Home - this will lead to the Small Groups Home page.

Go to Post - this will lead to a Small Groups post.

Go to Category - will lead to a Small Groups Category.

Go to Tag - will lead to a Small Groups Tag.

Go to Group Details -will lead to Small Groups Group Details.

Add to Calendar - will open a calendar where you can save/edit post a calendar event, will open a Primary Calendar if it is set, and will open a Filter Calendar (Tag, Category, or Group Details calendar) if it is set.

For more information on the Small Groups extension, please refer to our Ministry Designs Success Hub

Sermons

13. Select from the dropdown the required Sermons feature to link to.

14. The menu can be linked to the following Sermons features: Go to Sermons Home, Go to Sermon Post, Go to Sermon Series, Go to Topic, Go to Scripture, Go to Speaker

Go to Sermons Home - this will lead to the Sermons Home page.

Go to Sermon Post - this will lead to a Sermon Post.

Go to Sermon Series - will lead to a Sermon Series.

Go to Topic - will lead to a Sermon Topic.

Go to Scripture - will lead to a Sermon Scripture.

Go to Speaker - will lead to Sermon Speaker.

For more information on Sermons extension, please refer to our Ministry Designs Success Hub

15. Click "Save" to confirm the changes in the menu item

16. Click "Save Menu" to update the menu

17. Now you have a menu item linked to a specific Scripture. Click "Close"

18. Click "Save" for the changes to reflect on the page