Title: Creating drop down sub menu
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Creating drop down sub menu

 *  Resolved [TonyWilliams](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tonywilliams/)
 * (@tonywilliams)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-drop-down-sub-menu/)
 * I am using the Childishly Simple theme with a child theme. I have created a menu
   in the right hand sidebar where a couple of the links have sub items. At the 
   moment the sub items are shown beneath their parent but I would prefer them to
   be dropdown menus. Can anyone tell me how to do this?
    Here’s the link to the
   site [http://www.wordpresstest.thecapitalpartnership.co.uk](http://www.wordpresstest.thecapitalpartnership.co.uk)
   Thanks Tony

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 *  Theme Author [richarduk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/richarduk/)
 * (@richarduk)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-drop-down-sub-menu/#post-4353978)
 * Go to Appearance/Menus. Create and name a top or bottom menu (Eidt Menus / create
   a new menu). Select the relevant Page in the left hand side and click ‘A to Menu’.
   Click ‘Save Menu’. Go to ‘Manage Locations’ (top of that page). Theme locations/
   top menu / select the menu that you’ve just created. Clic ‘Save Changes’
 *  Theme Author [richarduk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/richarduk/)
 * (@richarduk)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-drop-down-sub-menu/#post-4353979)
 * `div.post, div.page, div.attachment {margin:0 3% 0 4%;}`
 * where 3% is the left margin and 4% is the right margin. Or you can use px e.g.
   20px
 *  Thread Starter [TonyWilliams](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tonywilliams/)
 * (@tonywilliams)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-drop-down-sub-menu/#post-4353986)
 * Thanks Richard. The margin editing worked fine.
 * However, the guidance on the menu didn’t do what I wanted it to do. If you recall
   from my post, I want to create a dropdown effect menu for the left hand sidebar
   menu. Following your instructions, actually put the drop down menu across the
   top of the site?
 * Any thoughts?
 * As ever many thanks for your help. I’m really getting to grips with your theme
   and apart from the css amendments which I’m gradually understanding – I’ve read
   a book!- the appearance editing side really is childishly simple!
 *  Theme Author [richarduk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/richarduk/)
 * (@richarduk)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-drop-down-sub-menu/#post-4353990)
 * My mistake, I misunderstood. I can only suggest [http://wordpress.org/plugins/dropdown-menu-widget/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/dropdown-menu-widget/)(
   haven’t tried) or this [http://wordpress.org/plugins/jquery-vertical-accordion-menu/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/jquery-vertical-accordion-menu/)(
   have tried, very nice, don’t know if it;s what you’re looking for)
 *  Thread Starter [TonyWilliams](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tonywilliams/)
 * (@tonywilliams)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-drop-down-sub-menu/#post-4353991)
 * Thanks Richard. The jquery version was great, I’ve used when I’ve been building
   sites in html. Didn’t realise that a lot of the stuff I’ve used on normal sites
   is available for WordPress – you live and learn

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