Title: Edit HTML for navigation?
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Edit HTML for navigation?

 *  [essicajag](https://wordpress.org/support/users/essicajag/)
 * (@essicajag)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-html-for-navigation/)
 * I am working on my first WordPress site for a client and would like to adjust
   the main navigation. Three of the main nav links have drop down menu items, and
   I want it adjusted so that when hovering over these, you are not able to select
   the main nav item (since there is no content on those pages). I want to be able
   to edit the HTML to adjust the href to # so it’s not acting as an actual link.
   The site is [http://www.experteditor.net](http://www.experteditor.net).
    Based
   on what I read, I wasn’t sure if I needed to use the custom menu widget or what
   the best option was.
 * Thanks for your help!
    Jessica _[sig moderated as per the [Forum Rules](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome)]_

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-html-for-navigation/#post-3955939)
 * Do not edit the Twenty Twelve theme. It is the current default WordPress theme
   and having access to an original, unedited, copy of the theme is vital in many
   situations. First [create a child theme for your changes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes).
   Or install a [custom CSS plugin](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=custom+css).
 *  [CrouchingBruin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crouchingbruin/)
 * (@crouchingbruin)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-html-for-navigation/#post-3956081)
 * Just create a menu item pointing to [http://www.experteditor.net/#](http://www.experteditor.net/#).
   From the admin dashboard, go to **Appearances > Menus**. If you haven’t already
   selected Main_Menu as your Primary menu, go ahead & select it, then Save.
 * Then, in the **Custom Links** section on the left, add **[http://www.experteditor.net/#](http://www.experteditor.net/#)**
   as the link and then the text you want to use as the menu label. Click the **
   Add to Menu** button and the menu item will appear in the list of menu items 
   on the right. Drag it to the appropriate place, then drag the sub-menu items 
   underneath it. Click **Save Menu**.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [CrouchingBruin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crouchingbruin/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-html-for-navigation/#post-3956081)
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