Navigation
Set up Enova's menus in Ghost — dash-prefixed sub-items for dropdowns, and hash-prefixed labels for grouped footer link columns.
This theme offers advanced native multi-level navigation for your header, and comprehensive footer linking options through Ghost's built-in Navigation settings.
Choose your layout
Want a horizontal top bar instead of the left sidebar? See Navigation Style to switch between layouts.
Primary Navigation
The Primary Navigation manages the main menu that appears in your website's header.
Navigate to the Navigation settings in Ghost Admin.
Locate the Primary tab on the left-hand side of the interface.
Add the labels and internal/external URLs for your main pages.
The theme will automatically indicate external links with a small arrow.
Click the Save button to apply your modifications.
Multi-level Dropdowns (Built-in)
By default, this theme supports a dynamic drop-down menu in the primary header navigation that can elegantly display a second level of items.
To turn a navigation item into a sub-item, start its label with a dash (-). Every dash-prefixed item attaches to the closest normal item above it, and Enova strips the dash before displaying the label:
| Label | Becomes |
|---|---|
Resources | A top-level menu item |
- Guides | A sub-item under Resources, shown as "Guides" |
- Templates | A second sub-item under Resources, shown as "Templates" |
No code required
That dash prefix is the whole setup — you create sub-menus entirely inside Ghost's native navigation editor, with no code injection or extra configuration.
Primary Navigation Option
Primary Navigation Preview
Secondary Navigation
The Secondary Navigation option lets you customize the menu items that appear in your website's footer. You can organize links into multiple columns by using # prefixed labels as group headers.
Basic Usage
If you simply add links without any # headers, all items will appear in a single Quick Links column in the footer.
Navigate to the Navigation settings in Ghost Admin.
Click over to the Secondary tab.
Add your footer links (such as Privacy Policy, Terms, or Socials).
Click Save to apply your changes.
Grouped Columns
To split your footer links into multiple columns, prefix a navigation label with # to create a column heading. All links added after a # heading will be grouped under that column.
Navigate to the Navigation settings in Ghost Admin and click the Secondary tab.
Add a # prefixed item to create a column heading. For example, type #Legal as the label and set the URL to / (the URL is not used for headings).
Add your links below the heading. For example, Privacy Policy, Terms & Conditions, and Disclaimer will all appear under the Legal column.
Repeat for additional columns. For example, add #Quick Links followed by Documentation, Shop, etc.
Click Save to apply your changes.
The footer layout adapts automatically. Brand and Subscribe sections receive more space, while navigation columns stay compact. When there are many groups, columns wrap to additional rows rather than being squeezed into a single line. External links automatically display an arrow icon to indicate they open in a new tab.
Example configuration:
| Label | URL |
|---|---|
#Company | https://example.com/ |
| About | https://example.com/about/ |
| Privacy Policy | https://example.com/privacy/ |
| Terms & Conditions | https://example.com/terms/ |
| Disclaimer | https://example.com/disclaimer/ |
#Quick Links | https://example.com/ |
| Documentation | https://docs.example.com |
| Shop | https://shop.example.com |
This produces two footer columns — Company with four links and Quick Links with two links.
Secondary Navigation Option
Secondary Navigation Preview
