Links Not Pages

[Ipstenu]

You have to set up your theme to use the menus.

See http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2010/...wordpress-3-0/

[Xarzu]

+1 For the use of a harcoded <li> element. I would not suggest that you use this plugin http://txfx.net/wordpress-plugins/page-links-to/ I was recently hired to finish an already started custom WordPress installation that used this plugin and made my life a bit of a nightmare. I'm my experience with customizing WordPress it is always best to use the least complex method available. mkjones' is the best method IMO. Something like this in header.php:

<ul>
<?php wp_list_pages(); ?>
<li><a href="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>/forums/">Forums</a></li>
</ul> 

On another note, once WordPress 3.0 hits the shelves, you will be able to take advantage of the new menu system.

What is the difference between:
...themes\mytheme\templates\header.php
and
...themes\mytheme\header.php
??

I assume that it is the templates\header.php file that I need to change because the php code simply looks like it will produce the file I need.
In order to do this, I need to know what <?php bloginfo(''); ?> is it all about. Does bloginfo refer to an ID that is set in some other file?

[chipbennett]

What is the difference between:
...themes\mytheme\templates\header.php
and
...themes\mytheme\header.php
??

I assume that it is the templates\header.php file that I need to change because the php code simply looks like it will produce the file I need.

Without seeing your theme template files, I really have no idea.

mytheme\header.php is the file returned by get_header(). If mytheme\templates\hdeader.php is used anywhere in the theme, it will be called using include().

In order to do this, I need to know what <?php bloginfo(''); ?> is it all about. Does bloginfo refer to an ID that is set in some other file?

The Codex is your friend: bloginfo().

[anca]

Whether your theme supports menus or not, you can still create them. The reason your menu screen is "grey" is because you need to "add" a new menu first (the site doesn't start out with any). This isn't really obvious in the UI for Menus.