If you have a drop-down menu and would like to remove the link from the parent menu item, follow these steps.
![A parent item that isn't clickable.](https://puro-4401.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/parent-menu-item-1.png)
1. The parent menu item should be a Custom Link, use the settings at AppearanceMenus or AppearanceCustomizeMenus to add a Custom Link to your custom menu. Enter a hash or any text in the URL field. Enter your menu item label in the Link Text field.
![Enter a hash or any text in the URL field.](https://puro-4401.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/custom-link-add.png)
2. Once the Custom Link has been inserted into your custom menu, edit it and remove the contents of the URL field.
![Remove the contents of the URL field once added to the menu.](https://puro-4401.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/menu-item-remove-url.png)