Title: WordPress menu vs custom menu
Last modified: November 20, 2016

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# WordPress menu vs custom menu

 *  [holgal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/holgal/)
 * (@holgal)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-menu-vs-custom-menu/)
 * Hi
 * I am having trouble styling the nav menu to exactly how I want it, in my current
   theme – Divi. I have realised that I don’t need to use the WP Divi menu at all,
   I can just style a coloured bar and add links in it instead.
 * Can someone please tell me if this is bad practice and whether there is any advantage
   to using the menu options provided by WordPress as opposed to just making my 
   own menu?
 * Thanks
    Holly

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 *  [j09](https://wordpress.org/support/users/j09/)
 * (@j09)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-menu-vs-custom-menu/#post-8459082)
 * Hello [@holgal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/holgal/)
 * Others may have different approaches but I prefer to create menus in the way 
   you referred to.
 * I can not think of any harm in creating menus that way (They are referred to 
   as CSS menus)
 * However,
 * Please note that those menus are more rigid. If the page address for your menu
   items changes at a later point in time, Your menu will have incorrect links leading
   to 404 pages.
 * Another consideration is how your menu looks on different devices. Make sure 
   it looks good on all devices regardless of screen size.
 * The third considerations is that you need to make sure the menu appears on the
   pages you want them on.

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