When I first started setting up my personal brand’s blog, one of the most important things for me was making sure it felt organized and easy to navigate. After creating my blog categories, the next natural step was setting up my primary menu.
The primary menu is basically the roadmap of your website — it tells your readers where to go and makes everything feel intentional instead of scattered.
Here’s exactly how I set mine up:
Step 1: Open the Menus Section
In WordPress, go to your dashboard and click on Appearance → Menus. This is where you’ll build and edit your main navigation menu.
Step 2: Add Your Starting Pages
To keep things simple, I started with just three pages I knew I wanted right away:
- Home
- About
- Blog
At this stage, I didn’t want to overthink it or spend hours tweaking things. The point is just to get your site up and running. You can always add more later — for example, I plan on adding a Shop page in the future for digital downloads.
Step 3: Add Categories as a Submenu
Once those pages were in place, I clicked on Categories (still within the Menus section) and added each of my blog categories as a submenu under Blog.
This way, instead of readers having to scroll through my entire blog feed, they can simply hover over “Blog” in the menu and select the category they’re most interested in — like Recipes & Café Dreams or Bakery Business.
Step 4: Save and Preview
After arranging everything how I wanted it, I clicked Save Menu and previewed my site. Having the categories nested under Blog made the menu feel both professional and practical.
What I love most about this setup is how it gives my readers shortcuts to the content they want without feeling overwhelming. And from my side, it makes my site layout look polished even in these early stages.
The biggest thing I’ve learned? Don’t overthink it in the beginning. Start with the basics, let your site grow with you, and add more features when you’re ready.
