Quick Overview
Mobile mega menu enables website owners to implement a responsive navigation system that adapts its menu layouts and behaviour for smaller screens.
The major steps of designing a mobile mega menu is: converting complex desktop menus into touch-friendly, collapsible structures (like hamburger menus) for a smooth, intuitive mobile experience.
Here are some key considerations of building mobile-friendly mega menu:
✅ Use larger, thumb-friendly padding on links and buttons.
✅ Replace multi-column grids with vertical accordions or slide-outs.
✅ Add clear submenu indicators (arrows or “+” icons).
✅ Avoid heavy media to keep mobile menus fast-loading.
✅ Używać Kliknij instead of Unosić się for mobile triggers..
✅ Keep the Close button always visible and reachable.
✅ Test breakpoints so mobile mode activates before layout breaks.
HoHow to Create Mobile Mega Menu
The easiest method of creating a mobile mega menu is using a header & footer builder like ElementsKit. It allows you to build code free and see your changes visually.
Go through the steps below to know how to create mobile mega menus for WordPress websites.
Step 1: Install ElementsKit Mega Menu Plugin
First, install and activate the Zestaw elementów Elementor addon. For this,
- Log in to your Panel WordPressa, follow Plugins → Add Plugin, and search for “ElementsKit”.
Since, ElementsKit is an Elementor addon, you also need to install and activate the Elementor builder plugin.
- Once you see it: Install and activate Zestaw elementów.
Activate Needed Elements
Here are some crucial ElementsKit elements to build mobile mega menus:
- Iść do ElementsKit > Modules i włącz Mega menu moduł.
- Podążać ElementsKit > Widżety and activate the Nav Menu Widget.
Step 2: Create Your Site Mega Menu
Before going mobile, you need a functional mega menu. If you already have one, skip Step 2 and move to Krok 3.
- Nawigować do Wygląd > Menu.
- Enable the checkbox next to “Enable this menu for Mega Menu content”.
- Hover over a menu item, then click the Mega menu icon, and the mega menu settings popup.
- Here, hit the EDYTUJ TREŚĆ MEGAMENU button to load the menu layout in the Elementor editor.
- Once the ElementsKit-powered Elementor editor loads, you have the power to build your website mega menu with a template or from scratch.
For details, follow this doc: Mega Menu Tutorial. Or watch a real workaround in this video 👇
- Once you’re done with your website mega menu, proceed to the next step.
Step 3: Add Mobile Mega Menu to your header/page
Come back to your WordPress dashboard to make your mobile mega menu live.
- Nawigować to ElementsKit > Header Footer > i kliknij Dodaj nowe.
- Doing this will reveal a popup box.
- Give your mobile menu title, define type as nagłówek, and select the Warunki to set where to show your mobile mega menu.
- Then, activate the mega menu and click the “Edytuj za pomocą Elementora” option. And the visual editor will load on your screen.
- Drag the Menu nawigacji ElementsKit widget onto your page.
- w Treść tab, go to Ustawienia menu.
- Select your created menu from the dropdown.
Step 4: Set Responsive Breakpoint for Mobile Menu (Optional)
A breakpoint determines exactly when the desktop menu “flips” into the mobile version. To do this, remain in the Ustawienia menu option of the Menu nawigacji ElementsKit ustawienia.
And, set the Responsywny punkt przerwania Jak Mobile.
Step 5: Configure Mobile Menu Settings
Pod Treść tab, scroll down to Ustawienia menu mobilnego to define the core behavior:
- Select Mobile Menu Logo: Upload the logo specifically for the mobile view.
- Link do menu: Assign a custom URL or your Homepage URL to the logo.
- Set Hamburger Icon: Choose an icon from the library for the menu toggle.
- Podmenu Kliknij obszar: Decide if users trigger submenus by clicking the Tylko ikona Lub both the icon and Text area.
Step 6: Customize Mobile Menu
Przełącz na Styl tab to fine-tune the aesthetics.
Style Hamburger Menu
- Hamburger Toggle: Regulować Pozycja (Top/Middle), Wyściółka, Szerokość, I Promień granicy.
- Then, set the Typ tła, Granica, I Kolor ikony dla obu Normalna I Unosić się states.
- Close Toggle: Customize the Typografia, Wyściółka, I Kolor ikony for the “X” button that closes the menu.
Style Mobile Logo
- Poprawić Szerokość, Wysokość, Margines, I Wyściółka to ensure the logo sits perfectly within the mobile header bar.
Step 7: Preview & Check Responsiveness
Never skip the final check! Use the Elementor Responsive Mode at the top of the panel to toggle between Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile views.
Check how your mega menu works in the mobile view. Especially, click on the submenus to test that they are revealing accurately. Another important step is checking your mega menu on a real mobile device that has a touch function.
Notatka: Always test the “Submenu Click Area” on a real touch device to ensure the navigation is intuitive and easy to trigger with a thumb.
This was our tutorial on how to create mobile mega menu. From now on, you can build smooth navigation for your mobile-based visitors.
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