How to Create a WordPress Vertical Toggle Menu?

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Do you want to create a WordPress vertical toggle menu? A side menu or vertical toggle menu is great for large websites with lots of content with many different categories.

With the Navigation Menu block from the Nexter Blocks, you can easily create a side menu or sidebar toggle menu on your WordPress website.

To check the complete feature overview documentation of the Nexter Blocks Navigation Menu block, click here.

Requirement  – This block is a part of the Nexter Blocks, make sure it’s installed & activated to enjoy all its powers.

To do this, add the Navigation Menu block to the header template and follow the steps –

Note: To create the header template, you can use the free Nexter Builder. 

1. From the Type section, select the appropriate option.

2. Then select Vertical Toggle from the Menu Layout section.

3. Finally, select or create the menu depending on the option selected in the Type section.

You can select the appropriate submenu hover event and effect.

By enabling the Toggle Bar toggle, you can add a toggle bar for the menu.

navigation menu toggle bar

From the Toggle Open section, you can set the behavior of the toggle menu opening. Here, you’ll find three options – 

Normal – To always show the menu.

Hover – To show the menu on hover.

Click – To show the menu on click.

From the Title field, you can change the toggle bar title.

You can add a link for the toggle bar in the URL field.

From the Prefix Icon and Toggle Icon sections, you can change the toggle bar icons.

Now you’ll see a vertical toggle menu.

navigation menu toggle bar demo

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