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title: Create a hero community menu navigation that links to widgets
description: Learn how you can build a customized hero community navigation menu for your communities and pages
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# Create a hero community menu navigation that links to widgets
On a uConnect Community page, you will typically have multiple widgets displaying different types of curated, dynamic content. To help users quickly see what content is available and navigate to it, we recommend using a hero community navigation menu, as seen in the image below:
A hero navigation menu displays below your header image and allows users to select a menu item to jump directly to a specific widget on the Community. This article walks you through how to build a hero community navigation menu for your Communities.
Please Note: If you are creating a hero community navigation menu that you'd like to anchor to **a section heading, button, or specific text on a page**, and not a widget, **[follow these instructions](https://support.gouconnect.com/articles/9977187-create-a-hero-community-navigation-menu-that-anchors-to-content-on-your-page)**to create another anchor link experience!
Step by Step Instructions:
1. #### **Navigate to Customize \> Menus.**
2. #### **Select 'create a new menu' next to the menu dropdown. We recommend adding the name of the page in the menu title. Example: Career Community Navigation**
**Please note:** it is very likely that you will already have a Hero Community Navigation menu built for you. If that is the case, consider if you would just like to edit that existing menu as Community Hero Navigations are dynamic and will only show a button for a widget if that widget is appearing on that page, for example, the LinkedIn Learning button would only appear if you have a widget already displaying LinkedIn Learning courses on that Community, you are typically able to use one Community Hero Navigation across all Communities.
#### 3. From the 'Add menu items' left-hand sidebar, expand the 'Custom Link' field.
#### 4. Here, you will want to add the widget ID that corresponds to the widgets that are appearing on your Community.
To do this, make sure you are logged into your uConnect platform. To find the widget ID, navigate to the front-end of your Community (the URL you would share with a student or colleague). From there, ensure that **Show Widget IDs** is checked in the top ribbon of your platform, as shown in the screenshot below.
With 'Show Widget IDs' checked off, you can easily see the widget ID automatically appearing now for all of your widgets. Navigate to the Community or widget that you are trying to add to your menu. Hover over the widget that you are trying to create an anchor link for and 'Copy' the IDs.
Once your widget ID is copied, you can uncheck the 'Show Widget IDs' checkbox if you would like to not view the IDs.
**Pro tip:** The typical format for a widget ID is `#uc_[content_type]-[ID number]`, such as `#uc_resource_tiles-2`, as shown in the example screenshot above.
#### 5. Add the widget ID to your Menu by using the Custom Link menu item
Important: Always use the "Custom Link" menu item when adding anchor buttons for widgets in your Hero Community Navigation Menu! If you don't see this option under "Add menu items," open up your "Screen Options" in the top right corner to enable it.
Now that you have found the widget code, you will want to return to the admin dashboard under Customize\>Menus, under 'Add menu items,' click 'Custom Links," copy and paste in your Widget ID in the 'URL' field. Then add the name of your new button in the "Link Text" field.
Example:
- URL: #uc\_resource\_tiles-5
- Link Text: Helpful Resources
#### 6. Add as many other menu items as needed, and hit 'Save Menu!' at the bottom of your screen
#### 7. If this is a new Hero Community Menu you've just build, please reach out to us to activate a widget to take your Menu live
If you have created a new menu (rather than editing an existing one), use the [widget request form](https://clients.gouconnect.com/submit-your-widget-request/) to ask our Support Team to activate a widget for you. Include the following in your request: that you are adding a hero community navigation menu, the title of the menu, and which Communities you want it to appear on.
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