---
label: 'Configure menu settings for a content type'
related:
- menu_ui.menu_item_add
- menu_ui.menu_operations
- core.menus
---
{% set content_types = render_var(url('entity.node_type.collection')) %}
{% trans %}Goal{% endtrans %}
{% trans %}For an existing content type, configure the available menus that will be shown as options on content editing screens; links to content items of this type can be added to these menus during editing.{% endtrans %}
{% trans %}Steps{% endtrans %}
- {% trans %}In the Manage administrative menu, navigate to Structure > Content types.{% endtrans %}
- {% trans %}Locate the content type you want to configure, and click Edit in the Operations list.{% endtrans %}
- {% trans %}Under Menu settings, check the menus that you want to be available when editing a content item of this type.{% endtrans %}
- {% trans %}Optionally, select the Default parent item, to put links to content items under a default location in the menu structure.{% endtrans %}
- {% trans %}Click Save content type.{% endtrans %}