Menus

Featured links

1. Shopify documentation on menus and links
2. Shopify documentation on understanding menus
3. Shopify documentation on add, remove, or edit menu items in your online store
4. Shopify admin Navigation page
5. Shopify documentation on theme settings
6. Shopify documentation on set up drop-down menus in your online store
7. Shopify developer documentation on navigation and search
8. Shopify documentation on hiring a Shopify Partner
9. Shopify documentation on collections
10. Shopify documentation on store policies

Helpful videos

Shopify Academy video: How to edit menu items || Shopify Help Center

Shopify Academy video: How to edit menu items || Shopify Help Center

Menus help customers browse your store and find products, important pages, policies, and contact information. In your Company XYZ Align theme, plan navigation around the paths customers use most, then use Align theme settings to choose where each menu appears.

Manage links and menus from the Navigation page in your Shopify admin. Menu placement and presentation vary by theme; review your Theme settings when configuring Align.

Default menus

Your store includes two default menus that can appear across the site: the main menu and footer menu. You can add, remove, or edit menu items in either menu.

Main menu

The main menu typically appears in the header, either across the page or in a sidebar. Use it for key shopping destinations and essential business information, such as an About us page.

By default, it includes:

1. Home — Your store’s main page
2. Catalog — A page showing all products

You can add a drop-down menu beneath a main-menu item. Dropdowns help group related collections, products, pages, blog posts, or policies without overwhelming the header.

Footer menu

The footer menu usually appears across the bottom of each page. It is a useful place for store policies, contact details, and other supporting information.

Other menus

Depending on your Align theme settings, the Header settings may let you add another menu. If your theme does not offer this option, you can customize your theme code or work with a Shopify Partner. Learn more about hiring a Shopify Partner

Add menu items

Menu items can link to pages, collections, products, blogs and blog posts, store policies, external websites, or email addresses. In most cases, create the destination first—for example, create a collection before linking to it in a menu.

Shopify menu tutorial

Shopify menu tutorial

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

2. Select the menu you want to edit.

3. Select Add menu item.

4. Enter the menu item’s name. This is the text customers see and can include special characters or emoji.

5. Select the Link field, then enter an external URL or choose a destination type:

   • Home
   • Collections
   • Products
   • Pages
   • Blogs
   • Blog posts
   • Policies — Choose from your store policies

6. Select the specific destination when needed. Home automatically links to your store’s home page.

7. If you link to a collection or all collections, you can filter it by tags so only products matching every entered tag appear.

8. Select Add, then select Save menu.

To create an email link, enter it in the format mailto:youremail@example.com.

If you delete a resource used in navigation, its linked menu item is also deleted. For example, deleting a collection also removes any menu item that links to it.

Edit menu items

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Navigation
2. Select the menu that contains the item.
3. In Menu items, select Edit beside the item.
4. Update the Name or select the x in the Link field to choose a new destination.
5. Select Apply changes, then select Save menu.

Tip

Save often while editing. After 200 add, edit, delete, or move actions, further changes are restricted until you save the menu.

Reorder menu items

Menu items appear in the same order shown on the Navigation page.

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Navigation
2. Select the menu you want to reorder.
3. Drag the handle icon (⠿) beside a menu item to its new position.
4. Select Save menu.

Remove menu items

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Navigation
2. Select Delete beside the menu item.
3. Select Remove to confirm, then select Save menu.

Caution

Removing a menu item also removes any nested items beneath it, including its dropdown menu.

Usage notes

1. Prioritize key paths. Keep the main menu focused on the pages and product groups customers need most.
2. Group related links. Use dropdown menus to organize large collection or content groups.
3. Use the footer for support. Place policies and contact information where customers can find them without crowding the header.
4. Save regularly. Save menu changes often, especially during larger navigation updates.