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      Customize Your Top Menu

      Replicate your in store shopping experience online and highlight special categories by removing, renaming, or adding categories from your top navigation menu. 

      This feature is available with the following subscription plans. Merchants not on one of these plans will be automatically upgraded upon customizing your top menu:

      • Pro
      • Expert

      Popular Uses: 

      • Enhancing navigation by organizing categories
      • Directing traffic to specific sections of your website

       

       

      Add a New Menu Option

      1. Begin on your Top Menu under your Studio section 
      2. Click the grey plus sign next to the category, department, or sub-department you'd like to add your new menu option to
        top menu
      3. Rename the menu option by replacing the words "New Item"
      4. Click the three dots to the right of the menu name and  select Change Value
      4.  Insert the end of the link based on the below popular examples (e.g., /shop/?category=kegs)
      5.  Press Save at the top right of the page 

      Department items are not clickable (no need to add URL).

       After saving, refresh your dashboard before making further changes to ensure they are saved. Note that changes may take up to 5 minutes to appear, or you can use the cacheless URL in the Studio section under the Website page to view updates immediately.

      Basic Menu Items

      You can link both main categories (type) and sub-departments (subtype). Departments are used for organizational purposes to describe the section and can be named or left blank, but they do not link. 

      Varietal, Style and Category

      1. Varietal:
        1. /shop/?type=wine&subtype=red
      2. Style:
        1. /shop/?type=wine&subtype=red
        2. /shop/?type=beer&subtype=ipa
        3. /shop/?type=spirits&subtype=brandy
      3. Basic Category
        1. /shop/?subtype=bitters

      Tags and Keyword

      1. Tag:
        1. /shop/?tags=wineofthemonth

      Location

      1. Country:
        1. /shop/?type=wine&country=france
        2. /shop/?type=spirits&country=france
        3. /shop/?type=beer&country=france
      2. Region:
        1. /shop/?type=wine&region=bordeaux
      3. State:
        1. /shop/?type=wine&state=california
        2. /shop/?type=spirits&state=california
        3. /shop/?type=beer&state=california

       Other Popular Items 

      1. Staff Picks: 
        1. /shop/?category=our_staff_picks&title=Staff+Picks
      2. Featured Products: 
        1. /shop/?category=featured_products&title=Featured
      3. New Arrivals: 
        1. /shop/?category=our_new_arrivals&title=New+Arrivals
      4. On Sale: 
        1. /shop/?category=our_discount&title=On+Sale
      5. Best Sellers: 
        1. /shop/?category=best_sellers&title=Best+Sellers
      6. Back In Stock:
        1. /shop/?category=back_in_stock_items&title=Back+In+Stock
      7. Shop By Brand: 
        1. /shop/?container-id=6194f35920459128ccff17cd&title=Shop+By+Brand
      8. Kegs: 
        1. /shop/?category=Kegs
      9. Cigars:
        1. /shop/?category=Cigars
      10. Soft Drinks:
        1. /shop/?category=soft_drinks&title=Soft+Drinks
      11. Grocery:
        1. /shop/?category=snacks_packaged_food&title=Grocery
      12. Accessories:
        1. /shop/?category=Accessories
      13. Mixers: 
        1. /shop/?subtype=Mixers
      14. Mixers & Bitters:
        1. /shop/?category=mixers_bitters&title=Mixers+and+Bitters
      15. Sweet Wine: 
        1. /shop/?category=wine_sweet&title=Sweet+Wine
      16. Organic Wine:
        1. /shop/?category=wine_organic&title=Organic+Wine
      17. Biodynamic Wine:
        1. /shop/?category=wine_biodynamic&title=Biodynamic+Wine
      18. Organic/Natural Wine (including biodynamic & low sulfite):
        1. /shop/?category=organic_natural_wines&title=Organic+and+Natural+Wine
      19. Cocktails/Ready to Drink:
        1. /shop/?subtype=Cocktail
      20. Non-Sale items:
        1. /shop?category=non_sale&title=Non+Sale
        2. /shop?category=non_sale&type=wine&title=Non+Sale+Wine
        3. /shop?category=non_sale&subtype=white&title=Non-Sale+White
      21. Drink Calculator:
        1. /drink-calculator
      22. Blog:
        1. /blog

      The above list is  not exhaustive, but the formats can be used to customize your top menu with the options of your choosing.

      Remove a Menu Option

      1.  Click on the three dots next to the menu option  
      2.  Select delete
      3.  Press Save at the top right of the page

      Rename a Menu Option

      1.  Double click on the current menu name

      2.  Replace the name with what you would like the menu option to be called
      3.  Press Save at the top right of the page    

      If your store shows that no top menu configuration exists, please reach out to support@cityhive.net.