This is particularly important since smartphones and tablets have much smaller screens compared to desktop computers.
If the menu is constantly expanded, then a mobile user may trigger its links by accident using their device’s touchscreen. This makes slide panels a good choice for a mobile-responsive menu.
The easiest way to add a mobile-ready slide panel is by using Responsive Menu.
Note: There is a premium version of the Responsive Menu with extra themes and additional features such as conditional logic. However, in this guide, we will use the free plugin since it has everything you need to create a mobile-ready menu.
First, you need to install and activate the Responsive Menu plugin. For more details, see our tutorial on how to install a WordPress plugin.
Upon activation, you can use the plugin to customize any WordPress menu you’ve previously created. If you need to create a new menu, then please see our beginner’s guide on how to add a navigation menu in WordPress.
On the other hand, if your WordPress theme already has a built-in mobile menu, then you will need to know that menu’s CSS class so you can hide it.
If you skip this step, then mobile users will see two overlapping menus on your website. For step-by-step instructions, please see our guide on how to hide a mobile menu in WordPress.
With that done, go to the Responsive Menu » Menus page on the WordPress admin sidebar and click on the ‘Create New Menu’ button.