How to create basic drop-down menus?

Learn basic drop-down menus that you can do within Shopify to build more complex ones later.

1. How to organize menu items in Shopify admin?

Step 1: In your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Navigation.

Step 2: Under the Menus section, click on the title of the menu you want to edit or click “Add menu” to build a new one from scratch.

Step 3: Set up the menu item

• Click on Add menu item
• Enter the menu item’s name
• Assign a link to that menu item, it might be a specific page, collection, product, or external URL.

Step 4: Set up the nested menu item

• One more time, click on the Add menu item.
• Hold the icon and drag the new menu item under the existing one. (Be aware of the blue line to know where your menu item will go)

Step 5: Click Save.

💡 What are Menu items and Nested menu items? Menu item: The first level of the menu, often appearing on the site's navigation bar. Nested menu items: (or sub-menu items) The sub-level of the menu item.

2. How to display your drop-down menus on the store

Step 1: From your Shopify admin panel, go to Online Store > Themes > Click on Customize to open the Theme Editor.

Step 2: In the Theme Editor, on the left sidebar, under Header, click on the Header section.

Step 3: A new panel will appear. By default, Eurus assigns the Main menu for the header. 

If you want to change this menu, click the Change button to open the drop-down list, from here, you can continue to:

• Select Change menu → Choose the menu you want → Click Select.

• Select Remove menu → Click on the Select menu button → Choose the menu you want → Click Select.

Step 4: Click Save.