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
- Begin on your Top Menu under your Studio section
- Click the grey plus sign next to the category, department, or sub-department you'd like to add your new menu option to
- Rename the menu option by replacing the words "New Item"
- 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
- Varietal:
- /shop/?type=wine&subtype=red
- Style:
- /shop/?type=wine&subtype=red
- /shop/?type=beer&subtype=ipa
- /shop/?type=spirits&subtype=brandy
- Basic Category
- /shop/?subtype=bitters
Tags and Keyword
- Tag:
- /shop/?tags=wineofthemonth
Location
- Country:
- /shop/?type=wine&country=france
- /shop/?type=spirits&country=france
- /shop/?type=beer&country=france
- /shop/?type=wine&country=france
- Region:
- /shop/?type=wine®ion=bordeaux
- /shop/?type=wine®ion=bordeaux
- State:
- /shop/?type=wine&state=california
- /shop/?type=spirits&state=california
- /shop/?type=beer&state=california
- /shop/?type=wine&state=california
Other Popular Items
- Staff Picks:
- /shop/?category=our_staff_picks&title=Staff+Picks
- Featured Products:
- /shop/?category=featured_products&title=Featured
- New Arrivals:
- /shop/?category=our_new_arrivals&title=New+Arrivals
- /shop/?category=our_new_arrivals&title=New+Arrivals
- On Sale:
- /shop/?category=our_discount&title=On+Sale
- Best Sellers:
- /shop/?category=best_sellers&title=Best+Sellers
- Back In Stock:
- /shop/?category=back_in_stock_items&title=Back+In+Stock
- Shop By Brand:
- /shop/?container-id=6194f35920459128ccff17cd&title=Shop+By+Brand
- Kegs:
- /shop/?category=Kegs
- /shop/?category=Kegs
- Cigars:
- /shop/?category=Cigars
- /shop/?category=Cigars
- Soft Drinks:
- /shop/?category=soft_drinks&title=Soft+Drinks
- /shop/?category=soft_drinks&title=Soft+Drinks
- Grocery:
- /shop/?category=snacks_packaged_food&title=Grocery
- /shop/?category=snacks_packaged_food&title=Grocery
- Accessories:
- /shop/?category=Accessories
- /shop/?category=Accessories
- Mixers:
- /shop/?subtype=Mixers
- /shop/?subtype=Mixers
- Mixers & Bitters:
- /shop/?category=mixers_bitters&title=Mixers+and+Bitters
- /shop/?category=mixers_bitters&title=Mixers+and+Bitters
- Sweet Wine:
- /shop/?category=wine_sweet&title=Sweet+Wine
- /shop/?category=wine_sweet&title=Sweet+Wine
- Organic Wine:
- /shop/?category=wine_organic&title=Organic+Wine
- /shop/?category=wine_organic&title=Organic+Wine
- Biodynamic Wine:
- /shop/?category=wine_biodynamic&title=Biodynamic+Wine
- /shop/?category=wine_biodynamic&title=Biodynamic+Wine
- Organic/Natural Wine (including biodynamic & low sulfite):
- /shop/?category=organic_natural_wines&title=Organic+and+Natural+Wine
- /shop/?category=organic_natural_wines&title=Organic+and+Natural+Wine
- Cocktails/Ready to Drink:
- /shop/?subtype=Cocktail
- /shop/?subtype=Cocktail
- Non-Sale items:
- /shop?category=non_sale&title=Non+Sale
- /shop?category=non_sale&type=wine&title=Non+Sale+Wine
- /shop?category=non_sale&subtype=white&title=Non-Sale+White
- Drink Calculator:
- /drink-calculator
- Blog:
- /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.