---
title: Configure menu sections
description: Menu sections define groups of links displayed within the navigation menu block.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/t\_ConfigureMenuSections.html
release: australia
product: Content Management System
classification: content-management-system
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [Create a navigation menu block, Types of content blocks, Content blocks, Configure Content Management sites, Content Management System, Configure UIs and portals, Configure user experiences]
---

# Configure menu sections

Menu sections define groups of links displayed within the navigation menu block.

## Before you begin

Role required: content\_admin or admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Content Management** > **Blocks** > **Navigation Menus** and select a block.

2.  In the Menu Sections related list, click **New**.

3.  Complete the Menu Section form.

<table id="table_swm_rks_gq"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Name

</td><td>

Enter a unique name for the menu section.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Content block menu

</td><td>

Select the navigation menu on which this menu section appears.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Redirect to

</td><td>

Select what appears when a user clicks the menu section name and icon.

</td></tr><tr><td>

URL

</td><td>

Click the lock icon to open the edit field, then enter the URL to display when a user clicks the menu section title and icon. This field is available only if **Redirect to** is set to **The specified URL**.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Detail page

</td><td>

Select the content page to open when a user clicks the menu section title or icon. This field is available only if **Redirect To** is set to **A content page**.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Left image DBRight image DB

</td><td>

Select the image database where your site images are stored.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Left imageRight image

</td><td>

Select icons to appear on the left and on the right of the name.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Second level text

</td><td>

Enter a description to appear beside the menu section title.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Active

</td><td>

Select this check box to make the menu section available for use.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Order

</td><td>

Enter a number to indicate where this section appears on the menu relative to other menu sections.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Logged on

</td><td>

Select this check box to display the menu section only if the user is logged on.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Roles

</td><td>

Click the lock to open a list, then select the roles that can access this menu section if you restrict access by role.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Category

</td><td>

Select the category in which the menu section belongs.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Open In

</td><td>

Select the behavior of clicked links.

</td></tr><tr><td>

iFrame

</td><td>

Enter the name of the iFrame where the link opens when a user clicks the menu section title and icon. Make sure that there is an iFrame on the page where the link opens. This field is available only if **Open In** is set to **Named iFrame**.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Header

</td><td>

Enter header information for the menu section.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Footer

</td><td>

Enter footer information for the menu section.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>4.  Click **Submit**.


-   **[Configure menu items](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/t_ConfigureMenuItems.md)**  
Menu items are the links that appear within each menu section.

**Parent Topic:**[Create a navigation menu block](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/t_CreateNavigationMenuBlock.md)

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