Customize Header with image and navigation

Store Design
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Topic summary

A user is attempting to create a custom header with navigation functionality for their Shopify store using the Refresh theme. They shared a Canva design mockup showing their desired header layout.

Initial Solution Attempt:

  • Another user (Moeed) provided instructions to add custom code to the theme.liquid file, placing it above the </body> tag
  • The code snippet appears to be HTML/CSS markup for the custom header

Current Status:

  • The original poster tried implementing the suggested code but reported it didn’t work
  • They started over and provided their current theme.liquid code, which shows standard Shopify theme structure (meta tags, fonts, CSS variables for spacing, shadows, borders, etc.)
  • The discussion remains unresolved with no follow-up solution provided yet

Key Issue: The provided code solution has not successfully implemented the custom header design. The conversation lacks troubleshooting steps or alternative approaches to achieve the desired customization.

Summarized with AI on November 13. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
1

Hello,

Im wondering if there is a way to make a custom header with navigation functionality using the refresh theme.

Example: https://www.canva.com/design/DAF6H0hXz94/uye415Xf6ZID22Ww1zvmgg/view?utm_content=DAF6H0hXz94&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor

My store so far: https://jewelslaboratory.myshopify.com/?_ab=0&_fd=0&_sc=1&preview_theme_id=123976941631

Thanks in advance

2

Hey @JewelsLab

Follow these Steps:

  1. Go to Online Store

  2. Edit Code

  3. Find theme.liquid file

  4. Add the following code in the bottom of the file above tag

RESULT:

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If I managed to help you then, don’t forget to Like it and Mark it as Solution!

Best Regards,
Moeed

3

Thank you. I added that code to the theme.liquid code but it did not work for the store.

I started over from scratch so the store the code was entered here: https://jewelslaboratory.myshopify.com/?_ab=0&_fd=0&_sc=1&preview_theme_id=123983298623

Code:

{%- if settings.favicon != blank -%}

{%- endif -%}

{%- unless settings.type_header_font.system? and settings.type_body_font.system? -%}

{%- endunless -%} {{ page_title }} {%- if current_tags %} – tagged "{{ current_tags | join: ', ' }}"{% endif -%} {%- if current_page != 1 %} – Page {{ current_page }}{% endif -%} {%- unless page_title contains shop.name %} – {{ shop.name }}{% endunless -%}

{% if page_description %}

{% endif %}

{% render ‘meta-tags’ %}

{%- if settings.animations_reveal_on_scroll -%}

{%- endif -%}

{{ content_for_header }}

{%- liquid
assign body_font_bold = settings.type_body_font | font_modify: ‘weight’, ‘bold’
assign body_font_italic = settings.type_body_font | font_modify: ‘style’, ‘italic’
assign body_font_bold_italic = body_font_bold | font_modify: ‘style’, ‘italic’
%}

{% style %}
{{ settings.type_body_font | font_face: font_display: ‘swap’ }}
{{ body_font_bold | font_face: font_display: ‘swap’ }}
{{ body_font_italic | font_face: font_display: ‘swap’ }}
{{ body_font_bold_italic | font_face: font_display: ‘swap’ }}
{{ settings.type_header_font | font_face: font_display: ‘swap’ }}

{% for scheme in settings.color_schemes -%}
{% assign scheme_classes = scheme_classes | append: ‘, .color-’ | append: scheme.id %}
{% if forloop.index == 1 -%}
:root,
{%- endif %}
.color-{{ scheme.id }} {
–color-background: {{ scheme.settings.background.red }},{{ scheme.settings.background.green }},{{ scheme.settings.background.blue }};
{% if scheme.settings.background_gradient != empty %}
–gradient-background: {{ scheme.settings.background_gradient }};
{% else %}
–gradient-background: {{ scheme.settings.background }};
{% endif %}

{% liquid
assign background_color = scheme.settings.background
assign background_color_brightness = background_color | color_brightness
if background_color_brightness <= 26
assign background_color_contrast = background_color | color_lighten: 50
elsif background_color_brightness <= 65
assign background_color_contrast = background_color | color_lighten: 5
else
assign background_color_contrast = background_color | color_darken: 25
endif
%}

–color-foreground: {{ scheme.settings.text.red }},{{ scheme.settings.text.green }},{{ scheme.settings.text.blue }};
–color-background-contrast: {{ background_color_contrast.red }},{{ background_color_contrast.green }},{{ background_color_contrast.blue }};
–color-shadow: {{ scheme.settings.shadow.red }},{{ scheme.settings.shadow.green }},{{ scheme.settings.shadow.blue }};
–color-button: {{ scheme.settings.button.red }},{{ scheme.settings.button.green }},{{ scheme.settings.button.blue }};
–color-button-text: {{ scheme.settings.button_label.red }},{{ scheme.settings.button_label.green }},{{ scheme.settings.button_label.blue }};
–color-secondary-button: {{ scheme.settings.background.red }},{{ scheme.settings.background.green }},{{ scheme.settings.background.blue }};
–color-secondary-button-text: {{ scheme.settings.secondary_button_label.red }},{{ scheme.settings.secondary_button_label.green }},{{ scheme.settings.secondary_button_label.blue }};
–color-link: {{ scheme.settings.secondary_button_label.red }},{{ scheme.settings.secondary_button_label.green }},{{ scheme.settings.secondary_button_label.blue }};
–color-badge-foreground: {{ scheme.settings.text.red }},{{ scheme.settings.text.green }},{{ scheme.settings.text.blue }};
–color-badge-background: {{ scheme.settings.background.red }},{{ scheme.settings.background.green }},{{ scheme.settings.background.blue }};
–color-badge-border: {{ scheme.settings.text.red }},{{ scheme.settings.text.green }},{{ scheme.settings.text.blue }};
–payment-terms-background-color: rgb({{ scheme.settings.background.rgb }});
}
{% endfor %}

{{ scheme_classes | prepend: ‘body’ }} {
color: rgba(var(–color-foreground), 0.75);
background-color: rgb(var(–color-background));
}

:root {
–font-body-family: {{ settings.type_body_font.family }}, {{ settings.type_body_font.fallback_families }};
–font-body-style: {{ settings.type_body_font.style }};
–font-body-weight: {{ settings.type_body_font.weight }};
–font-body-weight-bold: {{ settings.type_body_font.weight | plus: 300 | at_most: 1000 }};

–font-heading-family: {{ settings.type_header_font.family }}, {{ settings.type_header_font.fallback_families }};
–font-heading-style: {{ settings.type_header_font.style }};
–font-heading-weight: {{ settings.type_header_font.weight }};

–font-body-scale: {{ settings.body_scale | divided_by: 100.0 }};
–font-heading-scale: {{ settings.heading_scale | times: 1.0 | divided_by: settings.body_scale }};

–media-padding: {{ settings.media_padding }}px;
–media-border-opacity: {{ settings.media_border_opacity | divided_by: 100.0 }};
–media-border-width: {{ settings.media_border_thickness }}px;
–media-radius: {{ settings.media_radius }}px;
–media-shadow-opacity: {{ settings.media_shadow_opacity | divided_by: 100.0 }};
–media-shadow-horizontal-offset: {{ settings.media_shadow_horizontal_offset }}px;
–media-shadow-vertical-offset: {{ settings.media_shadow_vertical_offset }}px;
–media-shadow-blur-radius: {{ settings.media_shadow_blur }}px;
–media-shadow-visible: {% if settings.media_shadow_opacity > 0 %}1{% else %}0{% endif %};

–page-width: {{ settings.page_width | divided_by: 10 }}rem;
–page-width-margin: {% if settings.page_width == ‘1600’ %}2{% else %}0{% endif %}rem;

–product-card-image-padding: {{ settings.card_image_padding | divided_by: 10.0 }}rem;
–product-card-corner-radius: {{ settings.card_corner_radius | divided_by: 10.0 }}rem;
–product-card-text-alignment: {{ settings.card_text_alignment }};
–product-card-border-width: {{ settings.card_border_thickness | divided_by: 10.0 }}rem;
–product-card-border-opacity: {{ settings.card_border_opacity | divided_by: 100.0 }};
–product-card-shadow-opacity: {{ settings.card_shadow_opacity | divided_by: 100.0 }};
–product-card-shadow-visible: {% if settings.card_shadow_opacity > 0 %}1{% else %}0{% endif %};
–product-card-shadow-horizontal-offset: {{ settings.card_shadow_horizontal_offset | divided_by: 10.0 }}rem;
–product-card-shadow-vertical-offset: {{ settings.card_shadow_vertical_offset | divided_by: 10.0 }}rem;
–product-card-shadow-blur-radius: {{ settings.card_shadow_blur | divided_by: 10.0 }}rem;

–collection-card-image-padding: {{ settings.collection_card_image_padding | divided_by: 10.0 }}rem;
–collection-card-corner-radius: {{ settings.collection_card_corner_radius | divided_by: 10.0 }}rem;
–collection-card-text-alignment: {{ settings.collection_card_text_alignment }};
–collection-card-border-width: {{ settings.collection_card_border_thickness | divided_by: 10.0 }}rem;
–collection-card-border-opacity: {{ settings.collection_card_border_opacity | divided_by: 100.0 }};
–collection-card-shadow-opacity: {{ settings.collection_card_shadow_opacity | divided_by: 100.0 }};
–collection-card-shadow-visible: {% if settings.collection_card_shadow_opacity > 0 %}1{% else %}0{% endif %};
–collection-card-shadow-horizontal-offset: {{ settings.collection_card_shadow_horizontal_offset | divided_by: 10.0 }}rem;
–collection-card-shadow-vertical-offset: {{ settings.collection_card_shadow_vertical_offset | divided_by: 10.0 }}rem;
–collection-card-shadow-blur-radius: {{ settings.collection_card_shadow_blur | divided_by: 10.0 }}rem;

–blog-card-image-padding: {{ settings.blog_card_image_padding | divided_by: 10.0 }}rem;
–blog-card-corner-radius: {{ settings.blog_card_corner_radius | divided_by: 10.0 }}rem;
–blog-card-text-alignment: {{ settings.blog_card_text_alignment }};
–blog-card-border-width: {{ settings.blog_card_border_thickness | divided_by: 10.0 }}rem;
–blog-card-border-opacity: {{ settings.blog_card_border_opacity | divided_by: 100.0 }};
–blog-card-shadow-opacity: {{ settings.blog_card_shadow_opacity | divided_by: 100.0 }};
–blog-card-shadow-visible: {% if settings.blog_card_shadow_opacity > 0 %}1{% else %}0{% endif %};
–blog-card-shadow-horizontal-offset: {{ settings.blog_card_shadow_horizontal_offset | divided_by: 10.0 }}rem;
–blog-card-shadow-vertical-offset: {{ settings.blog_card_shadow_vertical_offset | divided_by: 10.0 }}rem;
–blog-card-shadow-blur-radius: {{ settings.blog_card_shadow_blur | divided_by: 10.0 }}rem;

–badge-corner-radius: {{ settings.badge_corner_radius | divided_by: 10.0 }}rem;

–popup-border-width: {{ settings.popup_border_thickness }}px;
–popup-border-opacity: {{ settings.popup_border_opacity | divided_by: 100.0 }};
–popup-corner-radius: {{ settings.popup_corner_radius }}px;
–popup-shadow-opacity: {{ settings.popup_shadow_opacity | divided_by: 100.0 }};
–popup-shadow-horizontal-offset: {{ settings.popup_shadow_horizontal_offset }}px;
–popup-shadow-vertical-offset: {{ settings.popup_shadow_vertical_offset }}px;
–popup-shadow-blur-radius: {{ settings.popup_shadow_blur }}px;

–drawer-border-width: {{ settings.drawer_border_thickness }}px;
–drawer-border-opacity: {{ settings.drawer_border_opacity | divided_by: 100.0 }};
–drawer-shadow-opacity: {{ settings.drawer_shadow_opacity | divided_by: 100.0 }};
–drawer-shadow-horizontal-offset: {{ settings.drawer_shadow_horizontal_offset }}px;
–drawer-shadow-vertical-offset: {{ settings.drawer_shadow_vertical_offset }}px;
–drawer-shadow-blur-radius: {{ settings.drawer_shadow_blur }}px;

–spacing-sections-desktop: {{ settings.spacing_sections }}px;
–spacing-sections-mobile: {% if settings.spacing_sections < 24 %}{{ settings.spacing_sections }}{% else %}{{ settings.spacing_sections | times: 0.7 | round | at_least: 20 }}{% endif %}px;

–grid-desktop-vertical-spacing: {{ settings.spacing_grid_vertical }}px;
–grid-desktop-horizontal-spacing: {{ settings.spacing_grid_horizontal }}px;
–grid-mobile-vertical-spacing: {{ settings.spacing_grid_vertical | divided_by: 2 }}px;
–grid-mobile-horizontal-spacing: {{ settings.spacing_grid_horizontal | divided_by: 2 }}px;

–text-boxes-border-opacity: {{ settings.text_boxes_border_opacity | divided_by: 100.0 }};
–text-boxes-border-width: {{ settings.text_boxes_border_thickness }}px;
–text-boxes-radius: {{ settings.text_boxes_radius }}px;
–text-boxes-shadow-opacity: {{ settings.text_boxes_shadow_opacity | divided_by: 100.0 }};
–text-boxes-shadow-visible: {% if settings.text_boxes_shadow_opacity > 0 %}1{% else %}0{% endif %};
–text-boxes-shadow-horizontal-offset: {{ settings.text_boxes_shadow_horizontal_offset }}px;
–text-boxes-shadow-vertical-offset: {{ settings.text_boxes_shadow_vertical_offset }}px;
–text-boxes-shadow-blur-radius: {{ settings.text_boxes_shadow_blur }}px;

–buttons-radius: {{ settings.buttons_radius }}px;
–buttons-radius-outset: {% if settings.buttons_radius > 0 %}{{ settings.buttons_radius | plus: settings.buttons_border_thickness }}{% else %}0{% endif %}px;
–buttons-border-width: {% if settings.buttons_border_opacity > 0 %}{{ settings.buttons_border_thickness }}{% else %}0{% endif %}px;
–buttons-border-opacity: {{ settings.buttons_border_opacity | divided_by: 100.0 }};
–buttons-shadow-opacity: {{ settings.buttons_shadow_opacity | divided_by: 100.0 }};
–buttons-shadow-visible: {% if settings.buttons_shadow_opacity > 0 %}1{% else %}0{% endif %};
–buttons-shadow-horizontal-offset: {{ settings.buttons_shadow_horizontal_offset }}px;
–buttons-shadow-vertical-offset: {{ settings.buttons_shadow_vertical_offset }}px;
–buttons-shadow-blur-radius: {{ settings.buttons_shadow_blur }}px;
–buttons-border-offset: {% if settings.buttons_radius > 0 or settings.buttons_shadow_opacity > 0 %}0.3{% else %}0{% endif %}px;

–inputs-radius: {{ settings.inputs_radius }}px;
–inputs-border-width: {{ settings.inputs_border_thickness }}px;
–inputs-border-opacity: {{ settings.inputs_border_opacity | divided_by: 100.0 }};
–inputs-shadow-opacity: {{ settings.inputs_shadow_opacity | divided_by: 100.0 }};
–inputs-shadow-horizontal-offset: {{ settings.inputs_shadow_horizontal_offset }}px;
–inputs-margin-offset: {% if settings.inputs_shadow_vertical_offset != 0 and settings.inputs_shadow_opacity > 0 %}{{ settings.inputs_shadow_vertical_offset | abs }}{% else %}0{% endif %}px;
–inputs-shadow-vertical-offset: {{ settings.inputs_shadow_vertical_offset }}px;
–inputs-shadow-blur-radius: {{ settings.inputs_shadow_blur }}px;
–inputs-radius-outset: {% if settings.inputs_radius > 0 %}{{ settings.inputs_radius | plus: settings.inputs_border_thickness }}{% else %}0{% endif %}px;

–variant-pills-radius: {{ settings.variant_pills_radius }}px;
–variant-pills-border-width: {{ settings.variant_pills_border_thickness }}px;
–variant-pills-border-opacity: {{ settings.variant_pills_border_opacity | divided_by: 100.0 }};
–variant-pills-shadow-opacity: {{ settings.variant_pills_shadow_opacity | divided_by: 100.0 }};
–variant-pills-shadow-horizontal-offset: {{ settings.variant_pills_shadow_horizontal_offset }}px;
–variant-pills-shadow-vertical-offset: {{ settings.variant_pills_shadow_vertical_offset }}px;
–variant-pills-shadow-blur-radius: {{ settings.variant_pills_shadow_blur }}px;
}

*,
*::before,
*::after {
box-sizing: inherit;
}

html {
box-sizing: border-box;
font-size: calc(var(–font-body-scale) * 62.5%);
height: 100%;
}

body {
display: grid;
grid-template-rows: auto auto 1fr auto;
grid-template-columns: 100%;
min-height: 100%;
margin: 0;
font-size: 1.5rem;
letter-spacing: 0.06rem;
line-height: calc(1 + 0.8 / var(–font-body-scale));
font-family: var(–font-body-family);
font-style: var(–font-body-style);
font-weight: var(–font-body-weight);
}

@media screen and (min-width: 750px) {
body {
font-size: 1.6rem;
}
}
{% endstyle %}

{{ ‘base.css’ | asset_url | stylesheet_tag }}

{%- unless settings.type_body_font.system? -%}

{%- endunless -%} {%- unless settings.type_header_font.system? -%} {%- endunless -%}

{%- if localization.available_countries.size > 1 or localization.available_languages.size > 1 -%}
{{ ‘component-localization-form.css’ | asset_url | stylesheet_tag: preload: true }}

{%- endif -%}

{%- if settings.predictive_search_enabled -%}

{%- endif -%} {{ 'accessibility.skip_to_text' | t }}

{%- if settings.cart_type == ‘drawer’ -%}
{%- render ‘cart-drawer’ -%}
{%- endif -%}

{% sections ‘header-group’ %}

{{ content_for_layout }}

{% sections ‘footer-group’ %}

  • {{ 'accessibility.refresh_page' | t }}
  • {{ 'accessibility.link_messages.new_window' | t }}

{%- if settings.predictive_search_enabled -%}

{%- endif -%}

span.header__active-menu-item { background: black !important; color: white !important; padding: 5px 10px !important; border: solid 1px black !important; border-top-right-radius: 10px !important; border-top-left-radius: 10px !important; } .list-menu__item { padding: 0; } .header__menu-item span { background: #D1BDFC; padding: 5px 10px; border: solid 1px #D1BDFC; border-top-left-radius: 10px; border-top-right-radius: 10px; font-weight: bold; }