How to Create a Dynamic Mega Menu Connected to the Webflow CMS

In this tutorial, Sandro, cofounder of the Gemeos Webflow agency, shows you how to build a dynamic mega menu powered by the Webflow CMS, so your navigation links update automatically.

1. Create your navigation CMS collection

Create a "Navigation" collection with these fields: Name (text), URL (text), Category (Option or Reference), Order (Number). Add all your navigation links to this collection.

2. Add a Collection List to your Navbar

In the Designer, open your Navbar. Add a Collection List to the mega menu container. Connect it to your Navigation collection. Sort by the Order field in ascending order. Set the item limit based on your needs.

3. Group by category

To organize your mega menu into category columns, create a collection for each category and add one Collection List per category in your mega menu. Filter each list by its matching category using the Collection List filter settings.

4. Handle open and close states

Use Webflow Interactions to control the mega menu display on hover, as described in our Webflow mega menu tutorial. The CMS doesn't change how it opens, only the content that appears.

Conclusion

A CMS mega menu eliminates manual navigation updates. Use cases:

• Sites with navigation organized by product or service categories
• Portals with lots of sections
• Multilingual sites with navigation localized through the CMS