How to build drop down menu like a Pro in Bubble.io?

[@nyashamakosa5075]

Just found you and I appreciate your teaching style; straight to the point and clear. If you can do a video on how to build a blog that would be awesome 🙌 🤞

[@abmodi_ai]

Hi there, I am glade you found this video helpful. I'll be sure to add that to my content list. Good luck 👍

[@SohanKunjera]

Didn't know A.B. had a youtube channel 😀. Great tutorial though.

[@indieplugin]

how do i turn my menu options sets in the repeating group into buttons?

[@antoniagonsalves3670]

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[@dmeritz]

I have a drop down menu. Now how do I add functionality to it? How do I log users out when they select log out?

[@abmodi_ai]

To build a functionality to log out a user from a dropdown UI on Bubble.io, you'll need to use Bubble's visual development platform and workflow editor. Here's a step-by-step guide to implementing this functionality: 1. Set up the User Data Type: - First, you need to create a data type to store user information. Go to the Data tab and create a new data type, e.g., "User." - Add necessary fields like "Name," "Email," and others as required. 2. Create the Dropdown UI Element: - Drag and drop a Dropdown element from the Elements tab onto your page. This will be the UI element where the user can trigger the logout action. 3. Design the Dropdown Options: - Configure the Dropdown element to display options. For example, you can add an option like "Logout" to the Dropdown. 4. Create the Logout Workflow: - Go to the Workflow tab and create a new workflow for the "Logout" option inside the Dropdown element. - Choose the event that triggers the workflow (e.g., when the Dropdown's value changes, and it matches "Logout"). 5. Log Out the User: - Inside the Logout workflow, use the action "Logout the user" from the "Account" category. - This action will log out the current user from your Bubble.io application. 6. Optional: Redirect After Logout (if desired): - If you want to redirect the user to a specific page after they log out, you can add another action to the Logout workflow from the "Navigation" category. - Choose the "Go to page" action and specify the page where you want the user to be redirected after logout. 7. Test the Functionality: - Save your changes and preview your app in the development environment. - Click on the Dropdown and select "Logout" to test the logout functionality. Remember to properly handle user authentication and permissions throughout your application to ensure that only logged-in users can access certain pages and features. Additionally, if your dropdown is used for other purposes as well, you can add a conditional action to check if the selected option is "Logout" before triggering the logout workflow. This way, the logout action will only be executed when the user explicitly selects "Logout" from the dropdown.