Navigation menus

You can view and change your online store navigation from the Navigation page in your Shopify admin.

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Learn how to set up your navigation menus

I. Add a menu

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Navigation.

2. On the Navigation page, click on the Add menu.

3. Enter a Title for the Menu.

4. Select + Add menu item > Enter a Name for the Menu item.

5. Click the Link field, and then enter a website address for an external website or select a link type.

Details

• Home - your online store's home page

• Collections - a specific collection or all collections

• Products - a specific product or all products

• Pages - a webpage on your online store

• Blogs - a blog on your online store

• Blog posts - a blog post on your online store

• Policies - one of your store policies. To create an email link, use the format “mailto:[e-mail]”

1. Click Add to save your menu item.

2. Click Save menu.

II. Edit a menu

Steps:

1. Click the name of the menu.

2. In the Menu items section, click Edit beside the name of the item.

3. Make any changes:

   • To change the name of the menu item, enter text in the Name field.

   • To change the destination of the menu item, click the ⓧ in the Link field, and then enter or select a new destination.

4. Click Apply changes.

5. Click Save menu.

III. Change the display order of menu items

Steps:

• Click the title of the menu that you want to reorder.

• Click and hold the handle icon (⠿) beside the menu item, and then drag the menu item to another position

• Click Save menu.

Note: Efficient and intuitive navigation is crucial for allowing your customers to explore your products or services effortlessly. Utilize options like dropdown menus, or mega-menus to organize your store’s categories and subcategories logically.

Dropdown menu

IV. Remove a menu

Steps:

• From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Navigation.

• Click Delete menu beside the menu item that you want to remove.

• Click Delete to confirm.

V. Link your menu to the header and footer

1. Link to the Header

Steps:

• Select Header on the left sidebar to start editing the section.

• On the right sidebar, look for the “Menu” section. Select Change > Change menu.

• Select the menu you created earlier.

• Click Save.

1. Link to the Footer

Steps:

• To add a block, hit the “Add block” button on the left sidebar in the Theme editor and select the Menu block type.

• A new block will be added and named Quick links by default.

• Change the block's name and pick the menu you have prepared.

• Click Save.