Docs Developers Status ForumSpark Hub
How can we help?

Guides for running your board, from first setup to deep customization. Written for admins, with pictures.

Your board

The board menu

Updated October 21, 2026

The menu is your board's main navigation, the row of links at the top of every page. Out of the box it covers the essentials, and in Appearance, then Board Menu you decide what else belongs there.

yourboard.forumspark.net/admin/menu-items

The board menu manager with its items

Appearance, then Board Menu: every item, in order.

What a menu item can be

  • Board features, like the member list, the gallery or the clubs directory. These come with a nice bonus: if you ever disable the feature behind a menu item, the item hides itself automatically. No dead links.

  • Your own pages, built with Page Studio or as classic custom pages.

  • External links, pointing anywhere: your Discord, a wiki, a shop outside the board.

Arranging it

Items are reordered right on the page, and each one can be renamed so the menu speaks your community's language: "The Tavern" works just as well as "Forums" if that's your board's style. Keep the row short; five to seven items is where menus stay readable, especially on phones where space gets tight.

If your board is the community's whole website (a Page Studio homepage, a blog, the forum behind it), the menu is what ties it together. Lead with what visitors want most, and keep the forum one click away everywhere.

Was this guide helpful?