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title: Adding a Link to Slickstream Search to Your Menu Bar
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# Adding a Link to Slickstream Search to Your Menu Bar

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If you would like to add a link to Slickstream Search to your menu bar, here are the instructions.

1\. Login to WordPress and go to your website.

2\. Click **Customize**.

    ![Customize](https://www.slickstream.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Customize.png?width=600&name=Customize.png)

3\. Click **Menus**.

    ![Menus](https://www.slickstream.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Select%20Menus-1.png?width=210&name=Select%20Menus-1.png)

4\. Click **Primary Navigation**.

    ![Primary Navigation](https://www.slickstream.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Primary%20Navigation.png?width=210&name=Primary%20Navigation.png)

5\. Click **Add Items**.

    ![Add Items](https://www.slickstream.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Add%20Items-1.png?width=210&name=Add%20Items-1.png)

6\. Click **Custom Links**.

    ![Custom Links](https://www.slickstream.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Custom%20Links.png?width=600&name=Custom%20Links.png)

7a. Enter the **URL**. For example, #list/popular

    ![Enter URL](https://www.slickstream.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Enter%20URL.png?width=600&name=Enter%20URL.png)

    See below for the list of [search link options](https://www.slickstream.com/support/how-to-add-a-link-to-slickstream-search#SearchLinkOptions).

7b. Enter the **Link Text**.  For example, Popular

    ![Screen Shot 2021-09-02 at 12.03.10 PM](https://www.slickstream.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-09-02%20at%2012.03.10%20PM.png?width=600&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-09-02%20at%2012.03.10%20PM.png)

 8. Click **Add to Menu**.

    ![Screen Shot 2021-09-02 at 12.00.06 PM](https://www.slickstream.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-09-02%20at%2012.00.06%20PM.png?width=600&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-09-02%20at%2012.00.06%20PM.png)

9\. Click **Reorder** or click and drag the new menu item to the desired position in the list of menu items.

    ![Reorder](https://www.slickstream.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Reorder.png?width=600&name=Reorder.png)

10\. Click **Publish**.

    ![Publish](https://www.slickstream.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Publish.png?width=210&name=Publish.png)

11\. Close the window.

    ![Close](https://www.slickstream.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Close%20.png?width=210&name=Close%20.png)

 

Search Link Options:

| Slickstream Search URL | Where the link goes |
| --- | --- |
| #search | Search panel |
| #search?q=query | Search panel with a specific query, e.g. #search?q=curry |
| #list/my-favorites | Visitor's favorites |
| #list/related | Posts most nearly related to current post |
| #list/popular | Most popular content (based on traffic) |
| #list/recent | Recent posts with most recent first |
| #list/my-recent | Most recently visited pages on the site |
| #list/videos | List of videos |
| #list/stories | List of web stories |

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