# Changing the Order of Navigation

## Goal

Reorder the links in a menu.
## Prerequisite knowledge

* [Concept: Menu](/link/716)
* [Adding a Page to the Navigation](/link/717)
## Site prerequisites

Home and About pages must exist in the main navigation menu. See
[Adding a Page to the Navigation](/link/717).
## Steps

1. In the _Manage_ administrative menu, navigate to _Structure_ > _Menus_
    (_admin/structure/menu_) where all menus on your site are listed. Click _Edit
    Menu_ from the _Operations_ dropdown for _Main navigation_. You can also reach
    this page using contextual links (refer to [Concept: Administrative Overview](/link/705)) for the
    menu. Note that the names and descriptions of the menus that were provided by
    your installation profile are shown in English on this page; see
    [Concept: User Interface, Configuration, and Content translation](/link/695) for an explanation.
    <img src="https://docs.cocobook.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/menu-reorder-menu-titles.png" alt="List of menus on the site with 'Main navigation' highlighted" width="100%" />
1. The _Edit menu_ page will display a list of each link in the menu you
    chose (_Main navigation_).
    ![List of menu links under _Main navigation_](https://docs.cocobook.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/menu-reorder-edit-menu.png)
1. Drag the cross bar handles of menu links to change their order: Home, then
    About. As an alternative to dragging, you can click the _Show row weights_ link
    at the top of the table and select numerical weights (menu links with lower or
    more negative weights will be shown first).
    ![Reordered menu links with warning message about unsaved changes and the _Save_ button](https://docs.cocobook.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/menu-reorder-reorder.png)
1. Click _Save_.
1. The home page now displays the main navigation with the Home menu
    link displayed first.
    ![Reordered menu links on the home page with 'Home' first and then 'About'](https://docs.cocobook.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/menu-reorder-final-order.png)

## Expand your understanding

Add a menu link called _Contact_, leading to the _/contact_ page, to your Main
navigation menu. The contact page is provided by the core Contact module; you
may want to edit its layout and fields (see [Changing Content Entry Forms](/link/728)).
## Related concepts

[Concept: Menu](/link/716)
## Videos

[Changing the Order of Navigation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtT8e8lLx5E)