Blog with Vertical Tabs
A mega panel with vertical tabs on the left and auto-generated blog content on the right. Each tab is a WordPress category; the right side is populated live from that category's posts, in one of four layouts. Zero manual updates — your menu always shows your latest content.
When to use Blog with Vertical Tabs
- Content-heavy sites where the navigation should promote recent posts
- News sites, magazines, blogs with multiple categories
- Any site where "what's new" deserves a prominent menu slot
Creating a Blog Menu
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Click Add Submenu in the builder for the item to which Vertical Tabs Mega Menu will be appended.
Select Content Tabs as the menu type.
Figure 1 Choose Content Tabs from the menu type selector. -
Click Add Nav Item (Category):
Figure 2 Adding Nav Category. -
Create as many Category as you want.
Write Category Name as you want.
Select Design Style you want to be appended. (4-columns, 3-columns, Article List, ...)
Select Wordpress Post Category to be shown.
Figure 3 Selecting Tabs' Content. For each tab, configure:
- Label — the tab text visible in the menu
- Category — which WordPress category to pull posts from
- Layout — one of four layouts (see below)
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Click Save.
The four layouts
Each tab independently chooses one of four display layouts:
4-Column Layout
Four posts per row, each with a thumbnail, category, date, title, and excerpt.
3-Column Layout
Three posts per row, each with thumbnail + title + category + date. Compact and grid-like.
2-Column Layout
Two posts per row, more horizontal space for each. Thumbnails are larger.
Article List Layout
A compact two-column list of titles with small thumbnails — maximizes article count.
Content limits
Each layout has configurable limits from Settings → Content:
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Post Count | How many posts appear per layout |
| Title Length | Character limit for post titles (truncated with ellipsis) |
| Excerpt Length | Character limit for excerpts (4-column layout only) |
See Settings Reference for the full list.