Customizing navigation menu display
Learn how to customize how your navigation menu looks by controlling name display, adding a home button, and configuring other display options.
Beyond choosing which links appear in your menu, you can customize how your navigation menu displays. Control whether your names appear, add a home button, and configure other menu display options!
Menu display options overview
You can customize:
Display names in menu: Show your couple names in the navigation bar
Display homepage link in menu: Add a dedicated home button
Homepage link text: Customize what the home button says
Display languages in menu: Show language links (covered in separate article)
Display check-in link in menu: Show check-in button (covered in separate article)
Display RSVP link in menu: Show RSVP button (covered in separate article)
All these options are in Site settings → Menu tab!
Displaying names in menu
This makes your couple names appear in the navigation bar.
How to enable:
1. Go to Site → Site settings → Menu tab
2. Find Display names in menu toggle
3. Turn it on
4. Click Save changes
What it does:
- Your names appear in the menu (often on the left or center)
- Clicking the names usually returns guests to the homepage
- Acts as a home link and branding element
When to use:
- You want your names visible at all times
- Branding is important to you
- You're not using a custom menu logo
When to skip:
- You're using a custom menu logo instead
- You prefer a minimal menu
- Your theme displays names elsewhere already
Custom menu logo option
If Display names in menu is ON, you can optionally upload a custom menu logo that replaces the text names.
See our article on editing custom menu logo for details!
Displaying homepage link in menu
This adds a dedicated "Home" button to your menu, separate from your names.
How to enable:
1. Go to Site → Site settings → Menu tab
2. Find Display homepage link in menu toggle
3. Turn it on
4. The Homepage link text field appears below
5. Optionally customize the text (defaults to "Home")
6. Click Save changes
What it does:
- Adds a clickable home link to your menu
- Returns guests to your homepage when clicked
- Separate from the names/logo
When to use:
- You want an explicit "Home" button
- Your menu doesn't include a home page link already
- You're not displaying names in menu
- Guests might get lost and need an easy way back
When to skip:
- Your names in menu already function as a home link
- You have a "Home" page showing in Navigation links
- Your menu is already crowded
Customizing homepage link text
After enabling Display homepage link in menu, you can change what the button says:
Default: "Home"
Other options:
- "Homepage"
- "Main"
- "Start"
- "Welcome"
- Your names ("Emily & Jordan")
- Your wedding hashtag
Keep it short and clear!
Names vs. home button
You can have:
Just names: Names in menu act as home link
Just home button: Dedicated home button, no names showing
Both: Names AND home button (might be redundant)
Neither: Minimal menu with just page links
Most couples choose either names OR home button, not both!
Menu structure examples
Option 1: Names + Page Links
- Emily & Jordan | Our Story | Events | Travel | RSVP
Option 2: Home Button + Page Links
- Home | Our Story | Events | Travel | RSVP
Option 3: Logo + Page Links
- [Logo Image] | Our Story | Events | Travel | RSVP
Option 4: Minimal
- Our Story | Events | Travel | RSVP
Choose what works for your design!
Names menu format (custom logo)
When Display names in menu is ON, you have two sub-options:
Text names: Your couple names as text (default)
Custom menu logo: Upload an image that replaces the text
See the Custom menu logo section below the Display names in menu toggle!
Testing your menu configuration
After customizing:
- Visit your live wedding website
- Look at the navigation menu
- Check that names/home button appear as expected
- Click them to verify they go to the homepage
- Test on mobile to see how the menu collapses
- Ask someone else if the navigation makes sense
Mobile menu behavior
On mobile, your menu usually collapses into a hamburger icon. When expanded:
Names/logo: Often appear at the top of the expanded menu
Home button: Appears as a menu item
All links: Listed vertically
Make sure your configuration works well on mobile!
Menu branding strategies
Heavy branding:
- Display names: ON
- Upload custom menu logo
- All pages and links carefully curated
Functional:
- Display homepage link: ON
- Clear, simple page links
- No names (or names elsewhere on the site)
Minimal:
- No names or home button
- Just essential page links
- Clean and uncluttered
Choose based on your wedding style!
Combining menu features
You can combine multiple menu features:
- Names in menu + RSVP button
- Home button + check-in button
- Custom menu logo + language links
- All of the above!
Just watch out for overcrowding. Too many items makes navigation confusing!
Menu location and styling
These settings control WHAT appears in your menu. Your theme controls:
Where the menu is positioned (top, side, etc.)
How it's styled (colors, fonts, spacing)
How it behaves (sticky, collapsible, etc.)
For design changes, see Site settings → Design tab!
Common configurations
Traditional:
- Display names in menu: ON
- Display homepage link: OFF (names function as home link)
- Page links for all major pages
Modern minimal:
- Display names in menu: OFF
- Display homepage link: OFF
- Just page links, very clean
Branded:
- Display names in menu: ON
- Upload custom menu logo
- Consistent with stationery and invitations
Functional maximum:
- Display homepage link: ON
- Display RSVP link: ON
- Display check-in link: ON
- All important features accessible immediately
Disabling menu elements
To remove elements you've enabled:
- Go to Site settings → Menu tab
- Turn OFF the relevant toggles
- Click Save changes
The elements disappear from your menu!
Names in header vs. names in menu
Names in header: Large, prominent, main header area (see Header tab)
Names in menu: Small, in navigation bar, always visible
These are separate settings! You can have:
- Names in both header and menu
- Names in header only (most common)
- Names in menu only (less common)
- Names in neither (minimalist)
After the wedding
After your wedding, you might adjust your menu:
Remove RSVP/check-in buttons: No longer needed
Simplify navigation: Fewer links, cleaner look
Keep branding: Names or logo for the memory
Your menu can evolve as your needs change!
Customizing your navigation menu display lets you create the perfect balance of branding, functionality, and clean design for your wedding website!