How to build a mega menu in a WordPress block theme

November 13, 2026

A shop or a service business soon has more pages than a simple dropdown can hold. A mega menu opens a large panel with columns, headings, pictures and buttons, so visitors see everything at once.

Add a mega menu item

Install the free SoftIcon Mega Menu and activate it.
Open Appearance → Editor and edit the header.
In the Navigation block, add a Mega Menu item and write its label.
Click Create panel. The panel is a template part, so you build it in the Site Editor with columns, lists, images and buttons.
Save.

Choose how it opens

Hover opens the panel when the mouse is over the item. Touch screens and keyboards always open it with a tap or Enter.
Click waits for a click, which suits menus with a link on the item itself.
Width can follow your theme (Content or Wide), span the whole screen (Full), or be a set number of pixels.

On phones

Inside the Navigation block’s phone menu, the panel opens under its item. If the item also has a link, you can send phone users straight to that page instead.

Open the shop menu demo and move the mouse over Shop to see one in action.