{"id":1049,"date":"2020-11-13T17:02:16","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T00:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kadence-theme.com\/?post_type=knowledgebase&#038;p=1049"},"modified":"2025-03-19T23:39:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T23:39:44","password":"","slug":"how-to-add-a-login-and-account-menu","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/docs\/kadence-theme\/how-to-add-a-login-and-account-menu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to add a login and account Menu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Login and Account menu options are a part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/kadence-theme\/premium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kadence Theme Kit Pro<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">To add these to your Kadence site&#8217;s header, enable <strong>Header Addons<\/strong> in your Kadence dashboard at Appearance &gt; Kadence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/kadence-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/header-addons-kadence-pro.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/kadence-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/header-addons-kadence-pro.png\" alt=\"Enabling Header Addons in Kadence Pro\" class=\"wp-image-564\" style=\"width:1025px;height:576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To add Login and Account items to your site&#8217;s header head over to the WordPress Customizer at <strong>Appearance &gt; Customize<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the <strong>Header<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Locate <strong>Account<\/strong> under Available Items and drag it to your desired position in the header builder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/kadence-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/adding-account-item-header-builder.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/kadence-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/adding-account-item-header-builder.jpg\" alt=\"Dragging Account item in the Header Builder\" class=\"wp-image-567\" style=\"width:1300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To edit the settings for Account item, either click on the pencil icon next to it or the gear icon in the header builder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/kadence-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/account-header-builder-settings.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/kadence-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/account-header-builder-settings.jpg\" alt=\"Settings for Account header item\" class=\"wp-image-568\" style=\"width:1229px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That takes you to the Header Account where you can find GENERAL and DESIGN settings for the Account item.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/kadence-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/header-account-settings-kadence.png\" alt=\"Header Account settings\" class=\"wp-image-569\" style=\"width:269px;height:1089px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The default &#8220;Account&#8221; label text can be changed by entering a custom one in the <strong>Account Label<\/strong> field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want the Header Account item in the header to link to a specific URL, that can be entered in the <strong>Label\/Icon\/Image URL<\/strong> field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To make a navigation menu appear for your site&#8217;s logged-in users when you click on the Account element in the header, click <strong>Select Menu<\/strong> and pick\/create a menu of your choice under the <strong>Logged In Account<\/strong> location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To configure the settings for logged out users, click on LOGGED OUT VIEW.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/kadence-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/header-account-logged-out-view.png\" alt=\"Header Account Logged Out View\" class=\"wp-image-571\" style=\"width:269px;height:742px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>To configure the appearance of Header Account item go to DESIGN tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/kadence-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/header-account-logged-in-design.png\" alt=\"Header Account Logged In Design options\" class=\"wp-image-573\" style=\"width:269px;height:830px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Logged in View<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/kadence-theme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/header-account-design.png\" alt=\"Header Account Logged Out Design options\" class=\"wp-image-572\" style=\"width:270px;height:687px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Logged out view<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Login and Account menu options are a part of Kadence Theme Kit Pro. 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