Category Page not Clickable when adding Subcategories

Topic summary

Main issue: The category link in the Shopify store’s main menu becomes unclickable once subcategories are added. The user wants the parent category to remain clickable.

What’s been tried: Shopify Support was contacted; they couldn’t resolve it and stated it cannot be fixed via the admin panel, only through code/theme customization.

Open questions: Whether others have encountered this navigation behavior and what specific code changes restore click-through on the parent category while keeping subcategories.

Status: No solutions shared yet; the poster is seeking community guidance. The discussion is currently unresolved. No theme details, examples, or code snippets were provided, which may limit targeted advice.

Summarized with AI on December 27. AI used: gpt-5.

Hi, I can’t click on the category in the main menu anymore when I add subcategories. I chatted with support and they couldnt find a solution either. They said it can’t be solved in the admin panel, but by coding. Did anyone experience the same issue and was able to solve this succesfully? Thanks a lot!