# Custom or Built In Nav Menu?

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/custom-or-built-in-nav-menu/5923>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [March 19, 2016, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/custom-or-built-in-nav-menu/5923 "2016-03-19T03:15:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![phloque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/848f3c/32.png) [@phloque](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/phloque)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2016, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/custom-or-built-in-nav-menu/5923/1 "2016-03-19T03:15:46Z")

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Just wondering whether there are any SEO advantages (in terms of mximizing the number of internal links) if I create my own text-based navigation buttons rather than using the built-in nav menu. Maybe the text in the built-in navmenu is viewed by search engines as a link anyway?  
Any thoughts would be appreciated  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![Rovertek](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/rovertek/32/223_2.png) [@Rovertek](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Rovertek)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2016, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/custom-or-built-in-nav-menu/5923/2 "2016-03-19T21:13:34Z")

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As far as I know, only external links may influence SEO. Am I wrong about that?

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**Author:** ![phloque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/848f3c/32.png) [@phloque](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/phloque)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2016, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/custom-or-built-in-nav-menu/5923/3 "2016-03-19T21:32:46Z")

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Thanks Rovertek  
Not a make or break SEO factor for sure, but info such as this ([https://moz.com/learn/seo/internal-link](https://moz.com/learn/seo/internal-link)) tells me it’s worth considering.