Global Menu Settings
For Plain Jane, and Plain Jane Interactive
What You’ll Learn
How to assign a navigation menu to the global menu
How to customize the icon, cart, search bar, colors, and typography
⚙️ Setup Instructions
In your Shopify Admin, go to Online Store > Themes.
Click Customize to open the Theme Editor.
In the left sidebar, click the Theme Settings icon (paintbrush).
Scroll to Global Menu Settings.
🔍 Choose a Menu
Assign your primary navigation using the Choose a menu dropdown.
You can create or edit menus in Shopify Admin > Online Store > Navigation.
🔹 Global Menu Icon
Auto-inverse Icon Color: Automatically switches icon color based on background
Icon Color: Set a fixed icon color if auto-inverse is turned off
💡 Tip: Use auto-inverse for consistent readability across light/dark backgrounds.
🛒 Global Menu Cart
Enable this to show a mini cart icon inside the global menu:
Show Global Menu Cart: Toggle visibility
Cart Text Color: Color of the label or total amount
Cart Number Background Color: Background behind item count
Cart Number Color: Text color of item count
🔍 Global Menu Search Bar
Add a search field to your menu:
Show Search Bar: Toggle visibility
Round Corners: Apply border radius to the input field
Search Background Color
Search Text Color
🔹 Global Menu Background Color
Background Color: Choose the menu panel's background
🔎 Global Menu Link Colors
Style navigation links by level:
Top-Level, Second-Level, Third-Level Link Colors
Arrow Dropdown Color: For submenu indicators
Line Divider Color: For spacing lines between links
Font Size: Adjust text size of all link levels
👤 Login Link
Hide Login Link: Toggle visibility of the customer account link
🚨 Warning: Customer accounts must be enabled in Shopify Settings for login links to work.
🔧 Misc Settings
Hide Global Menu on Collection Page (Desktop): Optionally remove the menu from specific templates
🚪 When to Use
The Global Menu is ideal for:
Compact navigation that appears across all pages
Mobile-first layouts
Sites using the Compact Menu layout in sections
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