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title: "Adding a Custom Menu"
slug: "adding-a-custom-menu"
updated: 2023-01-09T16:22:19Z
published: 2023-01-09T16:22:19Z
canonical: "support.smarteru.com/adding-a-custom-menu"
---

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# Adding a Custom Menu

A Custom Menu page type displays a link in the learner interface's menu.

![Learner UI - Custom Menu 20230104](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/Learner%20UI%20-%20Custom%20Menu%2020230104.png)

The steps below add a custom menu item to a dashboard set in the learner interface. You can also [add a custom menu item to the admin interface](/v1/docs/account-custom-menu-items).

To add a custom menu item to a dashboard set:

1. [Add a page](/v1/docs/adding-a-page) to one of your categories.
2. From the Add/Edit Category Page workscreen: ![Add Edit Category Page - Custom Menu - Label 20230104](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/Add%20Edit%20Category%20Page%20-%20Custom%20Menu%20-%20Label%2020230104.png)
  1. Expand the Main Settings accordion.
  2. From the [**Type** list](https://support.smarteru.com/v1/docs/page-main#type), select *Custom Menu*.
  3. Expand the Labels accordion.
  4. In the **Text** field, enter the text that you'd like displayed for the link in the menu.
  1. Expand the Configuration accordion.
  2. In the **URL** field, enter the URL that you would like the custom menu item to go to.
  3. Click **Save**.

The above settings are what is required to display a custom menu item. Refer to [Page: Configuration for Custom Menu Pages](/v1/docs/page-configuration-for-custom-menu-pages) for details on the other available configuration settings.

## Related

- [Account: Custom Menu Items](/account-custom-menu-items.md)
- [Adding a Page](/adding-a-page.md)
- [Learner Interface: Custom Menus](/custom-menus.md)
- [Page: Configuration for Custom Menu Pages](/page-configuration-for-custom-menu-pages.md)