Hi.
To create a new custom menu in your theme you should use WordPress’ inbuilt register_nav_menus function in functions.php file.
Here is a good online tutorial which gives you some step-by-step instructions on how to do this using your twenty twelve child theme: http://zeaks.org/2012/add-second-menu-to-twenty-twelve-theme
Hope that helps!
Hi siobhyb
Thanks for your reply and suggestion.
I did stumble across this tutorial, and was intrigued, but I got put off by the fact that it displays below the header area.
Do you happen to know if it can be adapted for what I was looking for?
Cheers again.
Paul
Yes, it can definitely be adapted to suit your needs.
Using the tutorial:
– Replace the words “lower-navigation” with “upper-navigation.”
– Add the menu to the header.php file by copying the code directly after <header> as opposed to directly before </header>.
– There may also be a few CSS changes needed.
It gives you a good starting point.