diff --git a/app/Models/MenuItem.php b/app/Models/MenuItem.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20a516b56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/MenuItem.php
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
+use Spatie\EloquentSortable\Sortable;
+use Spatie\EloquentSortable\SortableTrait;
+
+class MenuItem extends Model implements Sortable
+{
+    use SortableTrait;
+
+    protected $table = 'menu_items';
+
+    protected $fillable = [
+        'menu_section_id',
+        'label',
+        'label_key',
+        'label_overrides',
+        'url',
+        'route_name',
+        'route_params',
+        'open_in_new_tab',
+        'is_active',
+        'sort_order',
+    ];
+
+    protected $casts = [
+        'label_overrides' => 'array',
+        'route_params' => 'array',
+        'open_in_new_tab' => 'bool',
+        'is_active' => 'bool',
+        'sort_order' => 'int',
+    ];
+
+    public $sortable = [
+        'order_column_name' => 'sort_order',
+        'sort_when_creating' => true,
+        'sort_on_has_many' => true,
+    ];
+
+    public function section(): BelongsTo
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(MenuSection::class, 'menu_section_id');
+    }
+
+    public function resolvedLabel(?string $locale = null): string
+    {
+        $locale = $locale ?: app()->getLocale();
+
+        $override = $this->label_overrides[$locale] ?? null;
+        if (is_string($override) && trim($override) !== '') {
+            return $override;
+        }
+
+        if (is_string($this->label_key) && $this->label_key !== '') {
+            return __($this->label_key);
+        }
+
+        return (string) ($this->label ?? '');
+    }
+
+    public function resolvedHref(): ?string
+    {
+        if (is_string($this->route_name) && $this->route_name !== '') {
+            $params = is_array($this->route_params) ? $this->route_params : [];
+
+            if (Route::has($this->route_name)) {
+                return route($this->route_name, $params);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (is_string($this->url) && $this->url !== '') {
+            return $this->url;
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    protected static function booted(): void
+    {
+        static::saved(function (self $item) {
+            $location = $item->section?->location;
+            if ($location) {
+                Cache::forget("menus.location.{$location}.v1");
+            }
+        });
+
+        static::deleted(function (self $item) {
+            $location = $item->section?->location;
+            if ($location) {
+                Cache::forget("menus.location.{$location}.v1");
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/app/Models/MenuSection.php b/app/Models/MenuSection.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3044bcf33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/MenuSection.php
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
+use Spatie\EloquentSortable\Sortable;
+use Spatie\EloquentSortable\SortableTrait;
+
+class MenuSection extends Model implements Sortable
+{
+    use SortableTrait;
+
+    protected $table = 'menu_sections';
+
+    protected $fillable = [
+        'location',
+        'column',
+        'title',
+        'title_key',
+        'sort_order',
+        'is_active',
+    ];
+
+    protected $casts = [
+        'is_active' => 'bool',
+        'sort_order' => 'int',
+    ];
+
+    public $sortable = [
+        'order_column_name' => 'sort_order',
+        'sort_when_creating' => true,
+    ];
+
+    public function items(): HasMany
+    {
+        return $this->hasMany(MenuItem::class, 'menu_section_id');
+    }
+
+    protected static function booted(): void
+    {
+        static::saved(function (self $section) {
+            Cache::forget("menus.location.{$section->location}.v1");
+        });
+
+        static::deleted(function (self $section) {
+            Cache::forget("menus.location.{$section->location}.v1");
+        });
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/app/Nova/MenuItem.php b/app/Nova/MenuItem.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc7063d0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Nova/MenuItem.php
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Nova;
+
+use App\Models\MenuItem as MenuItemModel;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Laravel\Nova\Fields\BelongsTo;
+use Laravel\Nova\Fields\Boolean;
+use Laravel\Nova\Fields\Code;
+use Laravel\Nova\Fields\ID;
+use Laravel\Nova\Fields\KeyValue;
+use Laravel\Nova\Fields\Text;
+use Laravel\Nova\Http\Requests\NovaRequest;
+use Outl1ne\NovaSortable\Traits\HasSortableRows;
+
+class MenuItem extends Resource
+{
+    use HasSortableRows;
+
+    public static $model = MenuItemModel::class;
+
+    public static $title = 'id';
+
+    public static $search = [
+        'id',
+        'label',
+        'label_key',
+        'url',
+        'route_name',
+    ];
+
+    public static $displayInNavigation = false;
+
+    public function title(): string
+    {
+        $label = $this->resource?->resolvedLabel() ?: "Item #{$this->id}";
+        $href = $this->resource?->resolvedHref();
+        $hrefPart = $href ? " · {$href}" : '';
+
+        return $label.$hrefPart;
+    }
+
+    public function fields(Request $request): array
+    {
+        return [
+            ID::make()->sortable(),
+
+            BelongsTo::make('Section', 'section', MenuSection::class)
+                ->sortable()
+                ->rules('required'),
+
+            Text::make('Label Key', 'label_key')
+                ->nullable()
+                ->rules('nullable', 'max:255')
+                ->help('Preferred. Example: menu.webinars'),
+
+            Text::make('Label (literal)', 'label')
+                ->nullable()
+                ->rules('nullable', 'max:255')
+                ->help('Used only if Label Key is empty (and no locale override exists).'),
+
+            KeyValue::make('Label Overrides', 'label_overrides')
+                ->keyLabel('Locale')
+                ->valueLabel('Label')
+                ->nullable()
+                ->rules('nullable')
+                ->help('Optional per-locale labels. Example key: en, fr, de'),
+
+            Text::make('Route Name', 'route_name')
+                ->nullable()
+                ->rules('nullable', 'max:255')
+                ->help('Preferred for internal links, e.g. educational-resources'),
+
+            Code::make('Route Params', 'route_params')
+                ->json()
+                ->nullable()
+                ->rules('nullable')
+                ->help('Optional JSON object, e.g. {"slug":"xyz"}'),
+
+            Text::make('URL', 'url')
+                ->nullable()
+                ->rules('nullable', 'max:2048')
+                ->help('Use for external links or hardcoded internal paths like /podcasts'),
+
+            Boolean::make('Open in new tab', 'open_in_new_tab')->default(false),
+            Boolean::make('Active', 'is_active')->default(true),
+
+            Text::make('Preview', function () {
+                $label = $this->resource?->resolvedLabel() ?: '';
+                $href = $this->resource?->resolvedHref() ?: '';
+                return trim($label.' '.$href);
+            })->onlyOnDetail(),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public static function indexQuery(NovaRequest $request, $query)
+    {
+        return $query->orderBy('sort_order')->orderBy('id');
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/app/Nova/MenuSection.php b/app/Nova/MenuSection.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fab4fccff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Nova/MenuSection.php
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Nova;
+
+use App\Models\MenuSection as MenuSectionModel;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Laravel\Nova\Fields\Boolean;
+use Laravel\Nova\Fields\HasMany;
+use Laravel\Nova\Fields\ID;
+use Laravel\Nova\Fields\Select;
+use Laravel\Nova\Fields\Text;
+use Laravel\Nova\Http\Requests\NovaRequest;
+use Outl1ne\NovaSortable\Traits\HasSortableRows;
+
+class MenuSection extends Resource
+{
+    use HasSortableRows;
+
+    public static $group = 'Site';
+
+    public static $model = MenuSectionModel::class;
+
+    public static $title = 'id';
+
+    public static $search = [
+        'id',
+        'location',
+        'column',
+        'title',
+        'title_key',
+    ];
+
+    public static function label()
+    {
+        return 'Menu Sections';
+    }
+
+    public static function singularLabel()
+    {
+        return 'Menu Section';
+    }
+
+    public function title(): string
+    {
+        $location = (string) ($this->location ?? '');
+        $column = (string) ($this->column ?? '');
+        $title = $this->title_key ? __((string) $this->title_key) : (string) ($this->title ?? '');
+        $title = trim($title) !== '' ? $title : "Section #{$this->id}";
+
+        return trim("{$location} · {$column} · {$title}");
+    }
+
+    public function fields(Request $request): array
+    {
+        return [
+            ID::make()->sortable(),
+
+            Text::make('Location', 'location')
+                ->rules('required', 'max:255')
+                ->help('Example: resources_dropdown'),
+
+            Select::make('Column', 'column')
+                ->options([
+                    'left' => 'Left',
+                    'right' => 'Right',
+                ])
+                ->displayUsingLabels()
+                ->rules('required'),
+
+            Text::make('Title Key', 'title_key')
+                ->nullable()
+                ->rules('nullable', 'max:255')
+                ->help('Preferred. Example: menu.learn_to_code'),
+
+            Text::make('Title (literal)', 'title')
+                ->nullable()
+                ->rules('nullable', 'max:255')
+                ->help('Used only if Title Key is empty.'),
+
+            Boolean::make('Active', 'is_active')->default(true),
+
+            HasMany::make('Items', 'items', MenuItem::class),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public static function indexQuery(NovaRequest $request, $query)
+    {
+        return $query->orderBy('sort_order')->orderBy('id');
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
index 5c08fdf15..2061007d5 100644
--- a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 use App\Services\Support\Gmail\GmailConnector;
 use App\Services\Support\Gmail\GoogleGmailConnector;
 use App\Services\Support\Gmail\NullGmailConnector;
+use App\Services\Menu\MenuRepository;
 
 class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
 {
@@ -42,6 +43,12 @@ public function boot(): void
         View::share('locales', config('app.locales'));
 
         Carbon::setLocale('app.locale');
+
+        View::composer('layout.menu', function ($view) {
+            $menuRepository = app(MenuRepository::class);
+            $view->with('resourcesDropdownSections', $menuRepository->sectionsForLocation('resources_dropdown'));
+        });
+
         \View::composer(
             ['event.add', 'event.search', 'event.edit'],
             function ($view) {
diff --git a/app/Providers/NovaServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/NovaServiceProvider.php
index a4bcc868b..50354956f 100644
--- a/app/Providers/NovaServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/NovaServiceProvider.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 use App\Nova\SupportCaseMessage as SupportCaseMessageNova;
 use App\Nova\SupportGmailCursor as SupportGmailCursorNova;
 use App\Nova\TrainingResource as TrainingResourceNova;
+use App\Nova\MenuSection as MenuSectionNova;
 use App\Nova\Metrics\UsersPerDay;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;
 use Laravel\Nova\Menu\MenuSection;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ public function boot(): void
             SupportApprovalNova::class,
             SupportCaseMessageNova::class,
             SupportGmailCursorNova::class,
+            MenuSectionNova::class,
         ]);
 
         // Ensure dashboards are registered at boot so /nova/dashboards/main is always available
diff --git a/app/Services/Menu/MenuRepository.php b/app/Services/Menu/MenuRepository.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8f102e36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Services/Menu/MenuRepository.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Services\Menu;
+
+use App\Models\MenuSection;
+use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+class MenuRepository
+{
+    /**
+     * @return Collection<int, MenuSection>
+     */
+    public function sectionsForLocation(string $location): Collection
+    {
+        if (! Schema::hasTable('menu_sections') || ! Schema::hasTable('menu_items')) {
+            return collect();
+        }
+
+        return Cache::remember(
+            "menus.location.{$location}.v1",
+            now()->addHour(),
+            function () use ($location) {
+                return MenuSection::query()
+                    ->where('location', $location)
+                    ->where('is_active', true)
+                    ->orderBy('sort_order')
+                    ->with([
+                        'items' => function ($query) {
+                            $query
+                                ->where('is_active', true)
+                                ->orderBy('sort_order');
+                        },
+                    ])
+                    ->get();
+            }
+        );
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index fed81b37f..e4fab327d 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
         "livewire/livewire": "^3.5",
         "maatwebsite/excel": "^3.1",
         "martinlindhe/laravel-vue-i18n-generator": "dev-l10",
+        "outl1ne/nova-sortable": "^3.4.7",
         "predis/predis": "^2.2",
         "rappasoft/laravel-livewire-tables": "^3.3",
         "sentry/sentry-laravel": "^4.7",
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 45dbda80a..03a692d3b 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#installing-dependencies",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
-    "content-hash": "49afaf81a2b6b3b808eb3b43f0a5c29c",
+    "content-hash": "6e41d019607af182b85e90e6db98b332",
     "packages": [
         {
             "name": "archtechx/enums",
@@ -5579,6 +5579,111 @@
             ],
             "time": "2025-09-03T16:03:54+00:00"
         },
+        {
+            "name": "outl1ne/nova-sortable",
+            "version": "3.4.7",
+            "source": {
+                "type": "git",
+                "url": "https://github.com/outl1ne/nova-sortable.git",
+                "reference": "e17d57b6da863adf0e0a7447fc5723d51dacb851"
+            },
+            "dist": {
+                "type": "zip",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/outl1ne/nova-sortable/zipball/e17d57b6da863adf0e0a7447fc5723d51dacb851",
+                "reference": "e17d57b6da863adf0e0a7447fc5723d51dacb851",
+                "shasum": ""
+            },
+            "require": {
+                "laravel/nova": "^4.24.0",
+                "outl1ne/nova-translations-loader": "^5.0",
+                "php": ">=8.0",
+                "spatie/eloquent-sortable": "^3.10.0|^4.0"
+            },
+            "type": "library",
+            "extra": {
+                "laravel": {
+                    "providers": [
+                        "Outl1ne\\NovaSortable\\ToolServiceProvider"
+                    ]
+                }
+            },
+            "autoload": {
+                "psr-4": {
+                    "Outl1ne\\NovaSortable\\": "src/"
+                }
+            },
+            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
+            "license": [
+                "MIT"
+            ],
+            "description": "This Laravel Nova package allows you to reorder models in a Nova resource's index view using drag & drop.",
+            "keywords": [
+                "eloquent-sortable",
+                "laravel",
+                "nova",
+                "optimistdigital",
+                "outl1ne"
+            ],
+            "support": {
+                "issues": "https://github.com/outl1ne/nova-sortable/issues",
+                "source": "https://github.com/outl1ne/nova-sortable/tree/3.4.7"
+            },
+            "funding": [
+                {
+                    "url": "https://github.com/outl1ne",
+                    "type": "github"
+                }
+            ],
+            "time": "2023-11-27T13:40:15+00:00"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "outl1ne/nova-translations-loader",
+            "version": "5.0.3",
+            "source": {
+                "type": "git",
+                "url": "https://github.com/outl1ne/nova-translations-loader.git",
+                "reference": "87be6da40633e0cd0b9276cf494f0ca8954eccc0"
+            },
+            "dist": {
+                "type": "zip",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/outl1ne/nova-translations-loader/zipball/87be6da40633e0cd0b9276cf494f0ca8954eccc0",
+                "reference": "87be6da40633e0cd0b9276cf494f0ca8954eccc0",
+                "shasum": ""
+            },
+            "require": {
+                "laravel/nova": "^4.0|^5.0",
+                "php": ">=8.0"
+            },
+            "type": "library",
+            "extra": {
+                "laravel": {
+                    "aliases": [],
+                    "providers": []
+                }
+            },
+            "autoload": {
+                "psr-4": {
+                    "Outl1ne\\NovaTranslationsLoader\\": "src/"
+                }
+            },
+            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
+            "license": [
+                "MIT"
+            ],
+            "description": "This Laravel Nova package helps developers load translations into their packages.",
+            "keywords": [
+                "laravel",
+                "nova",
+                "optimistdigital",
+                "outl1ne",
+                "translations"
+            ],
+            "support": {
+                "issues": "https://github.com/outl1ne/nova-translations-loader/issues",
+                "source": "https://github.com/outl1ne/nova-translations-loader/tree/5.0.3"
+            },
+            "time": "2024-10-22T08:19:08+00:00"
+        },
         {
             "name": "paragonie/constant_time_encoding",
             "version": "v3.1.3",
@@ -7325,6 +7430,80 @@
             ],
             "time": "2025-11-24T15:27:35+00:00"
         },
+        {
+            "name": "spatie/eloquent-sortable",
+            "version": "4.5.2",
+            "source": {
+                "type": "git",
+                "url": "https://github.com/spatie/eloquent-sortable.git",
+                "reference": "c1c4f3a66cd41eb7458783c8a4c8e5d7924a9f20"
+            },
+            "dist": {
+                "type": "zip",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/spatie/eloquent-sortable/zipball/c1c4f3a66cd41eb7458783c8a4c8e5d7924a9f20",
+                "reference": "c1c4f3a66cd41eb7458783c8a4c8e5d7924a9f20",
+                "shasum": ""
+            },
+            "require": {
+                "illuminate/database": "^9.31|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0",
+                "illuminate/support": "^9.31|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0",
+                "nesbot/carbon": "^2.63|^3.0",
+                "php": "^8.1",
+                "spatie/laravel-package-tools": "^1.9"
+            },
+            "require-dev": {
+                "orchestra/testbench": "^7.0|^8.0|^9.0|^10.0",
+                "phpunit/phpunit": "^9.5|^10.0|^11.5.3"
+            },
+            "type": "library",
+            "extra": {
+                "laravel": {
+                    "providers": [
+                        "Spatie\\EloquentSortable\\EloquentSortableServiceProvider"
+                    ]
+                }
+            },
+            "autoload": {
+                "psr-4": {
+                    "Spatie\\EloquentSortable\\": "src/"
+                }
+            },
+            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
+            "license": [
+                "MIT"
+            ],
+            "authors": [
+                {
+                    "name": "Freek Van der Herten",
+                    "email": "freek@spatie.be"
+                }
+            ],
+            "description": "Sortable behaviour for eloquent models",
+            "homepage": "https://github.com/spatie/eloquent-sortable",
+            "keywords": [
+                "behaviour",
+                "eloquent",
+                "laravel",
+                "model",
+                "sort",
+                "sortable"
+            ],
+            "support": {
+                "issues": "https://github.com/spatie/eloquent-sortable/issues",
+                "source": "https://github.com/spatie/eloquent-sortable/tree/4.5.2"
+            },
+            "funding": [
+                {
+                    "url": "https://spatie.be/open-source/support-us",
+                    "type": "custom"
+                },
+                {
+                    "url": "https://github.com/spatie",
+                    "type": "github"
+                }
+            ],
+            "time": "2025-08-25T11:46:57+00:00"
+        },
         {
             "name": "spatie/error-solutions",
             "version": "1.1.3",
diff --git a/config/menus.php b/config/menus.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de78ee93c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/menus.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+
+return [
+    /*
+     * Controls whether the Resources dropdown should be rendered from Nova-managed
+     * database tables when present.
+     *
+     * When disabled, the frontend always uses the static Blade markup fallback.
+     */
+    'resources_dropdown_use_nova' => env('RESOURCES_DROPDOWN_USE_NOVA', true),
+];
+
diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_04_09_120000_create_menu_sections_table.php b/database/migrations/2026_04_09_120000_create_menu_sections_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f273b5e58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_04_09_120000_create_menu_sections_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('menu_sections', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->string('location')->index(); // e.g. resources_dropdown
+            $table->string('column')->default('left'); // left|right
+            $table->string('title')->nullable(); // optional literal title
+            $table->string('title_key')->nullable(); // optional translation key (preferred)
+            $table->unsignedInteger('sort_order')->default(0)->index();
+            $table->boolean('is_active')->default(true)->index();
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('menu_sections');
+    }
+};
+
diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_04_09_120010_create_menu_items_table.php b/database/migrations/2026_04_09_120010_create_menu_items_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b1aea9c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_04_09_120010_create_menu_items_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('menu_items', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->foreignId('menu_section_id')->constrained('menu_sections')->cascadeOnDelete();
+
+            $table->string('label')->nullable(); // optional literal label
+            $table->string('label_key')->nullable(); // optional translation key (preferred)
+            $table->json('label_overrides')->nullable(); // { "en": "Custom", "fr": "..." }
+
+            $table->string('url')->nullable(); // for external or internal hard links
+            $table->string('route_name')->nullable(); // preferred for internal links
+            $table->json('route_params')->nullable();
+
+            $table->boolean('open_in_new_tab')->default(false);
+            $table->boolean('is_active')->default(true)->index();
+            $table->unsignedInteger('sort_order')->default(0)->index();
+
+            $table->timestamps();
+
+            $table->index(['menu_section_id', 'sort_order']);
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('menu_items');
+    }
+};
+
diff --git a/resources/views/layout/menu.blade.php b/resources/views/layout/menu.blade.php
index 9108a6364..9613fb5c7 100644
--- a/resources/views/layout/menu.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/layout/menu.blade.php
@@ -104,32 +104,108 @@ class="cookweek-link hover-underline !text-[#1C4DA1] !text-[16px] cursor-pointer
                           </a>
                       </li>
                       <li class="flex flex-col gap-16 xl:flex-row">
-                          <div class="flex flex-col flex-grow gap-4 mb-1 xl:mb-0 max-xl:w-full">
-                              <div class="hidden xl:block text-[#20262C] font-semibold text-lg">@lang('menu.resources')</div>
-                              <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="{{route('coding@home')}}">@lang('menu.coding@home')</a></div>
-                              <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="/podcasts">@lang('menu.podcasts')</a></div>
-                              <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="{{route('online-courses')}}">@lang('menu.online-courses')</a></div>
-                              <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="{{route('training.index')}}">@lang('menu.training')</a></div>
-                              <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="{{route('resources_all')}}">@lang('menu.learn')</a></div>
-                              <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="{{route('toolkits')}}">@lang('menu.toolkits')</a></div>
-                              <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="{{route('webinars')}}">@lang('menu.webinars')</a></div>
-                              <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="{{route('girls-in-digital-week')}}">@lang('menu.girls_in_digital')</a></div>
-                              <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="{{route('dream-jobs-in-digital')}}">@lang('menu.careers_in_digital')</a></div>
-                              <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="/matchmaking-tool">@lang('menu.matchmaking_toolkit')</a></div>
-                              <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="/future-ready-csr">@lang('menu.future_ready_csr')</a></div>
-                            </div>
-                            <div class="flex flex-col flex-grow gap-4 max-xl:w-full">
-                              <div class="hidden xl:block text-[#20262C] font-semibold text-lg whitespace-nowrap">@lang('menu.game_and_competitions')</div>
-                              <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="{{route('challenges')}}">@lang('menu.challenges')</a></div>
-                              <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="{{route('hackathons')}}">@lang('menu.hackathons')</a></div>
-                              <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="{{route('dance')}}">@lang('snippets.dance.menu')</a></div>
-                              <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="{{route('treasure-hunt')}}">@lang('menu.treasure-hunt')</a></div>
-                              <div><a href="https://www.codeweekcoders.eu/"
-                            target="_blank"
-                            rel="noopener">
-                                Minecraft Education
-                            </a></div>
-                          </div>
+                          @php
+                              $resourcesDropdownSections = $resourcesDropdownSections ?? collect();
+                              $resourcesDropdownLeft = $resourcesDropdownSections->filter(fn ($s) => ($s->column ?? null) === 'left');
+                              $resourcesDropdownRight = $resourcesDropdownSections->filter(fn ($s) => ($s->column ?? null) === 'right');
+                              $resourcesDropdownHasAnyItems = $resourcesDropdownSections->contains(fn ($s) => ($s->items?->count() ?? 0) > 0);
+                          @endphp
+
+                          @if(config('menus.resources_dropdown_use_nova', true) && $resourcesDropdownSections->isNotEmpty() && $resourcesDropdownHasAnyItems)
+                              <div class="flex flex-col flex-grow gap-4 mb-1 xl:mb-0 max-xl:w-full">
+                                  @foreach($resourcesDropdownLeft as $section)
+                                      @php
+                                          $title = $section->title_key ? __($section->title_key) : ($section->title ?? '');
+                                      @endphp
+                                      @if(trim((string) $title) !== '')
+                                          <div class="hidden xl:block text-[#20262C] font-semibold text-lg whitespace-nowrap">
+                                              {{$title}}
+                                          </div>
+                                      @endif
+
+                                      @foreach($section->items as $item)
+                                          @php
+                                              $href = $item->resolvedHref();
+                                              $label = $item->resolvedLabel(app()->getLocale());
+                                          @endphp
+                                          @if($href && trim((string) $label) !== '')
+                                              <div>
+                                                  <a
+                                                      class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0"
+                                                      href="{{$href}}"
+                                                      @if($item->open_in_new_tab) target="_blank" rel="noopener" @endif
+                                                  >
+                                                      {{$label}}
+                                                  </a>
+                                              </div>
+                                          @endif
+                                      @endforeach
+                                  @endforeach
+                              </div>
+                              <div class="flex flex-col flex-grow gap-4 max-xl:w-full">
+                                  @foreach($resourcesDropdownRight as $section)
+                                      @php
+                                          $title = $section->title_key ? __($section->title_key) : ($section->title ?? '');
+                                      @endphp
+                                      @if(trim((string) $title) !== '')
+                                          <div class="hidden xl:block text-[#20262C] font-semibold text-lg whitespace-nowrap">
+                                              {{$title}}
+                                          </div>
+                                      @endif
+
+                                      @foreach($section->items as $item)
+                                          @php
+                                              $href = $item->resolvedHref();
+                                              $label = $item->resolvedLabel(app()->getLocale());
+                                          @endphp
+                                          @if($href && trim((string) $label) !== '')
+                                              <div>
+                                                  <a
+                                                      class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0"
+                                                      href="{{$href}}"
+                                                      @if($item->open_in_new_tab) target="_blank" rel="noopener" @endif
+                                                  >
+                                                      {{$label}}
+                                                  </a>
+                                              </div>
+                                          @endif
+                                      @endforeach
+                                  @endforeach
+                              </div>
+                          @else
+                              {{-- Fallback hardcoded menu (keeps working without DB config) --}}
+                              <div class="flex flex-col flex-grow gap-4 mb-1 xl:mb-0 max-xl:w-full">
+                                  <div class="hidden xl:block text-[#20262C] font-semibold text-lg whitespace-nowrap">Learn to Code</div>
+                                  <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="{{route('online-courses')}}">@lang('menu.online-courses')</a></div>
+                                  <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="{{route('coding@home')}}">@lang('menu.coding@home')</a></div>
+                                  <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="{{route('training.index')}}">@lang('menu.training')</a></div>
+                                  <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="{{route('webinars')}}">@lang('menu.webinars')</a></div>
+                                  <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="/podcasts">@lang('menu.podcasts')</a></div>
+
+                                  <div class="hidden xl:block text-[#20262C] font-semibold text-lg whitespace-nowrap">Teaching and Training Resources</div>
+                                  <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="{{route('resources_all')}}">@lang('menu.learn')</a></div>
+                                  <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="{{route('toolkits')}}">@lang('menu.toolkits')</a></div>
+                                  <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="https://forms.gle/enVmsPvNyYo7yEuT6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Share your own lessons</a></div>
+                                  <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="https://forms.gle/pZz9issG45B9131n9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Share your feedback</a></div>
+                              </div>
+                              <div class="flex flex-col flex-grow gap-4 max-xl:w-full">
+                                  <div class="hidden xl:block text-[#20262C] font-semibold text-lg whitespace-nowrap">Career &amp; Inspiration</div>
+                                  <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="{{route('dream-jobs-in-digital')}}">@lang('menu.careers_in_digital')</a></div>
+                                  <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="{{route('girls-in-digital-week')}}">@lang('menu.girls_in_digital')</a></div>
+                                  <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="https://codeweek.eu/blog/category/humans-of-code-week/">Inspiration</a></div>
+
+                                  <div class="hidden xl:block text-[#20262C] font-semibold text-lg whitespace-nowrap">Connect</div>
+                                  <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="/future-ready-csr">@lang('menu.future_ready_csr')</a></div>
+                                  <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="/matchmaking-tool">@lang('menu.matchmaking_toolkit')</a></div>
+
+                                  <div class="hidden xl:block text-[#20262C] font-semibold text-lg whitespace-nowrap">@lang('menu.game_and_competitions')</div>
+                                  <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="{{route('challenges')}}">@lang('menu.challenges')</a></div>
+                                  <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="{{route('hackathons')}}">@lang('menu.hackathons')</a></div>
+                                  <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="{{route('dance')}}">@lang('snippets.dance.menu')</a></div>
+                                  <div><a class="cookweek-link hover-underline !px-0" href="{{route('treasure-hunt')}}">@lang('menu.treasure-hunt')</a></div>
+                                  <div><a href="https://www.codeweekcoders.eu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Minecraft Education</a></div>
+                              </div>
+                          @endif
                           <div class="hidden relative flex-col flex-grow gap-4 mb-2 w-60 xl:flex">
                               <img class="object-cover w-full h-full rounded-lg" src="/images/homepage/dream-job.png" alt="">
                               <div