Getting Dawn Theme To Display Social Media Icons In Header

Technical Q&A
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So I didn’t have much luck with forums with trying to resolve this issue of displaying the social media icons in the header bar… I decided to try figure it out and work through a solution. My solution displays the icons after the search icon, spaced evenly. I don’t really know how or why, I just process of elimination-ed for a few hours until it worked… but it worked!

What I’ve done is used code from the footer.liquid section and pasted it into the header.liquid section.

To get to this section menu, first go to your online store and click on it (on the menu bar on the left - on the main welcome page once you’ve logged in).

An image of your store should appear on the right hand side. Click on “actions” then click on “edit code”.

On the left hand menu bar, scroll down until you see “sections”.

Click on sections and find the header.liquid section and open it by clicking it.

You should now see a heap of code. Select all of it and copy it. In case this stuffs up for you somehow, create a new section, maybe named “Backup-header” and paste the code from the 'header.liquid" file to it, then save it. This way if for some reason Shopify updates the code or something between the time I’ve posted this and the time you read it, then you can recover the header section…

Once youve made this backup, go back to the header.liquid section and select all the code, then delete it.

You should now see a completely blank section. Here you will paste the entirety of the code I have below, into it. You will still need to activate it from the header settings, under the social media icons activation box (similar to the footer menu). I hope this works out for you like it worked for me. Took a few hours of mucking around and no forums to help…

Cheers

{%- if settings.predictive_search_enabled -%}

{%- endif -%} {%- if section.settings.menu_type_desktop == 'mega' -%} {{ 'component-mega-menu.css' | asset_url | stylesheet_tag }} {%- endif -%} {%- if settings.cart_type == "drawer" -%} {{ 'component-cart-drawer.css' | asset_url | stylesheet_tag }} {{ 'component-cart.css' | asset_url | stylesheet_tag }} {{ 'component-totals.css' | asset_url | stylesheet_tag }} {{ 'component-price.css' | asset_url | stylesheet_tag }} {{ 'component-discounts.css' | asset_url | stylesheet_tag }} {{ 'component-loading-overlay.css' | asset_url | stylesheet_tag }} {%- endif -%}

{{ ‘component-list-menu.css’ | asset_url | stylesheet_tag }}
{{ ‘component-search.css’ | asset_url | stylesheet_tag }}
{{ ‘component-menu-drawer.css’ | asset_url | stylesheet_tag }}
{{ ‘component-cart-notification.css’ | asset_url | stylesheet_tag }}
{{ ‘component-cart-items.css’ | asset_url | stylesheet_tag }}

{{ ‘component-list-social.css’ | asset_url | stylesheet_tag }}

header-drawer { justify-self: start; margin-left: -1.2rem; } .header__heading-logo { max-width: {{ section.settings.logo_width }}px; } @media screen and (min-width: 990px) { header-drawer { display: none; } } .menu-drawer-container { display: flex; } .list-menu { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; } .list-menu--inline { display: inline-flex; flex-wrap: wrap; } summary.list-menu__item { padding-right: 2.7rem; } .list-menu__item { display: flex; align-items: center; line-height: calc(1 + 0.3 / var(--font-body-scale)); } .list-menu__item--link { text-decoration: none; padding-bottom: 1rem; padding-top: 1rem; line-height: calc(1 + 0.8 / var(--font-body-scale)); } @media screen and (min-width: 750px) { .list-menu__item--link { padding-bottom: 0.5rem; padding-top: 0.5rem; } }

{%- style -%}
.header {
padding-top: {{ section.settings.padding_top | times: 0.5 | round: 0 }}px;
padding-bottom: {{ section.settings.padding_bottom | times: 0.5 | round: 0 }}px;
}

.section-header {
margin-bottom: {{ section.settings.margin_bottom | times: 0.75 | round: 0 }}px;
}

@media screen and (min-width: 750px) {
.section-header {
margin-bottom: {{ section.settings.margin_bottom }}px;
}
}

@media screen and (min-width: 990px) {
.header {
padding-top: {{ section.settings.padding_top }}px;
padding-bottom: {{ section.settings.padding_bottom }}px;
}
}
{%- endstyle -%}

{%- if settings.cart_type == “drawer” -%}

{%- endif -%}

<{% if section.settings.enable_sticky_header %}sticky-header{% else %}div{% endif %} class="header-wrapper color-{{ section.settings.color_scheme }} gradient{% if section.settings.show_line_separator %} header-wrapper--border-bottom{% endif %}">

{%- if section.settings.menu != blank -%}

{% render 'icon-hamburger' %} {% render 'icon-close' %}
    {%- for link in section.settings.menu.links -%}
  • {%- if link.links != blank -%}
    {{ link.title | escape }} {% render 'icon-arrow' %} {% render 'icon-caret' %}
    {% render 'icon-arrow' %} {{ link.title | escape }}
      {%- for childlink in link.links -%}
    • {%- if childlink.links == blank -%} {{ childlink.title | escape }} {%- else -%}
      {{ childlink.title | escape }} {% render 'icon-arrow' %} {% render 'icon-caret' %}
      {% render 'icon-arrow' %} {{ childlink.title | escape }}
      {%- endif -%}
      • {%- endfor -%}
    {%- else -%} {{ link.title | escape }} {%- endif -%}
    • {%- endfor -%}
{%- if shop.customer_accounts_enabled -%} {% render 'icon-account' %} {%- liquid if customer echo 'customer.account_fallback' | t else echo 'customer.log_in' | t endif -%} {%- endif -%}
{%- endif -%}

{%- if section.settings.logo_position == ‘top-center’ or section.settings.menu == blank -%}

{%- if settings.predictive_search_enabled -%} {%- endif -%}
{{ 'general.search.search' | t }}

{%- if settings.predictive_search_enabled -%}


{%- endif -%}

{%- if settings.predictive_search_enabled -%} {%- endif -%}
{%- endif -%}

{%- if section.settings.logo_position != ‘middle-center’ -%}
{%- if request.page_type == ‘index’ -%}

{%- endif -%} {%- if section.settings.logo != blank -%} {%- assign logo_alt = section.settings.logo.alt | default: shop.name | escape -%} {%- assign logo_height = section.settings.logo_width | divided_by: section.settings.logo.aspect_ratio -%} {{ section.settings.logo | image_url: width: section.settings.width | image_tag: class: 'header__heading-logo', widths: '50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 400, 500', height: logo_height, width: section.settings.logo_width, alt: logo_alt }} {%- else -%} {{ shop.name }} {%- endif -%} {%- if request.page_type == 'index' -%}

{%- endif -%} {%- endif -%}

{%- if section.settings.menu != blank -%}
{%- if section.settings.menu_type_desktop == ‘dropdown’ -%}

    {%- for link in section.settings.menu.links -%}
  • {%- if link.links != blank -%}
    {{ link.title | escape }} {% render 'icon-caret' %}
    {%- else -%} {{ link.title | escape }} {%- endif -%}
    • {%- endfor -%}
{%- else -%} {%- endif -%} {%- endif -%}

{%- if section.settings.logo_position == ‘middle-center’ -%}
{%- if request.page_type == ‘index’ -%}

{%- endif -%} {%- if section.settings.logo != blank -%} {%- assign logo_alt = section.settings.logo.alt | default: shop.name | escape -%} {%- assign logo_height = section.settings.logo_width | divided_by: section.settings.logo.aspect_ratio -%} {{ section.settings.logo | image_url: width: section.settings.width | image_tag: class: 'header__heading-logo', widths: '50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 400, 500', height: logo_height, width: section.settings.logo_width, alt: logo_alt }} {%- else -%} {{ shop.name }} {%- endif -%} {%- if request.page_type == 'index' -%}

{%- endif -%} {%- endif -%}

{%- if section.settings.show_social -%}

{%- endif -%}
{%- if settings.predictive_search_enabled -%} {%- endif -%}
{{ 'general.search.search' | t }}

{%- if settings.predictive_search_enabled -%}


{%- endif -%}

{%- if settings.predictive_search_enabled -%} {%- endif -%}

{%- if shop.customer_accounts_enabled -%}

{% render ‘icon-account’ %}

{%- liquid
if customer
echo ‘customer.account_fallback’ | t
else
echo ‘customer.log_in’ | t
endif
-%}


{%- endif -%}

{%- liquid if cart == empty render 'icon-cart-empty' else render 'icon-cart' endif -%} {{ 'templates.cart.cart' | t }} {%- if cart != empty -%}
{%- if cart.item_count < 100 -%} {{ cart.item_count }} {%- endif -%} {{ 'sections.header.cart_count' | t: count: cart.item_count }}
{%- endif -%}

{%- if settings.cart_type == “notification” -%}
{%- render ‘cart-notification’, color_scheme: section.settings.color_scheme -%}
{%- endif -%}

{% javascript %}
class StickyHeader extends HTMLElement {
constructor() {
super();
}

connectedCallback() {
this.header = document.getElementById(‘shopify-section-header’);
this.headerBounds = {};
this.currentScrollTop = 0;
this.preventReveal = false;
this.predictiveSearch = this.querySelector(‘predictive-search’);

this.onScrollHandler = this.onScroll.bind(this);
this.hideHeaderOnScrollUp = () => this.preventReveal = true;

this.addEventListener(‘preventHeaderReveal’, this.hideHeaderOnScrollUp);
window.addEventListener(‘scroll’, this.onScrollHandler, false);

this.createObserver();
}

disconnectedCallback() {
this.removeEventListener(‘preventHeaderReveal’, this.hideHeaderOnScrollUp);
window.removeEventListener(‘scroll’, this.onScrollHandler);
}

createObserver() {
let observer = new IntersectionObserver((entries, observer) => {
this.headerBounds = entries[0].intersectionRect;
observer.disconnect();
});

observer.observe(this.header);
}

onScroll() {
const scrollTop = window.pageYOffset || document.documentElement.scrollTop;

if (this.predictiveSearch && this.predictiveSearch.isOpen) return;

if (scrollTop > this.currentScrollTop && scrollTop > this.headerBounds.bottom) {
if (this.preventHide) return;
requestAnimationFrame(this.hide.bind(this));
} else if (scrollTop < this.currentScrollTop && scrollTop > this.headerBounds.bottom) {
if (!this.preventReveal) {
requestAnimationFrame(this.reveal.bind(this));
} else {
window.clearTimeout(this.isScrolling);

this.isScrolling = setTimeout(() => {
this.preventReveal = false;
}, 66);

requestAnimationFrame(this.hide.bind(this));
}
} else if (scrollTop <= this.headerBounds.top) {
requestAnimationFrame(this.reset.bind(this));
}

this.currentScrollTop = scrollTop;
}

hide() {
this.header.classList.add(‘shopify-section-header-hidden’, ‘shopify-section-header-sticky’);
this.closeMenuDisclosure();
this.closeSearchModal();
}

reveal() {
this.header.classList.add(‘shopify-section-header-sticky’, ‘animate’);
this.header.classList.remove(‘shopify-section-header-hidden’);
}

reset() {
this.header.classList.remove(‘shopify-section-header-hidden’, ‘shopify-section-header-sticky’, ‘animate’);
}

closeMenuDisclosure() {
this.disclosures = this.disclosures || this.header.querySelectorAll(‘header-menu’);
this.disclosures.forEach(disclosure => disclosure.close());
}

closeSearchModal() {
this.searchModal = this.searchModal || this.header.querySelector(‘details-modal’);
this.searchModal.close(false);
}
}

customElements.define(‘sticky-header’, StickyHeader);
{% endjavascript %}

{%- if request.page_type == ‘index’ -%}
{% assign potential_action_target = request.origin | append: routes.search_url | append: “?q={search_term_string}” %}

{%- endif -%}

{% schema %}
{
“name”: “t:sections.header.name”,
“class”: “section-header”,
“settings”: [
{
“type”: “select”,
“id”: “color_scheme”,
“options”: [
{
“value”: “accent-1”,
“label”: “t:sections.all.colors.accent_1.label”
},
{
“value”: “accent-2”,
“label”: “t:sections.all.colors.accent_2.label”
},
{
“value”: “background-1”,
“label”: “t:sections.all.colors.background_1.label”
},
{
“value”: “background-2”,
“label”: “t:sections.all.colors.background_2.label”
},
{
“value”: “inverse”,
“label”: “t:sections.all.colors.inverse.label”
}
],
“default”: “background-1”,
“label”: “t:sections.all.colors.label”
},
{
“type”: “image_picker”,
“id”: “logo”,
“label”: “t:sections.header.settings.logo.label”
},
{
“type”: “range”,
“id”: “logo_width”,
“min”: 50,
“max”: 250,
“step”: 10,
“default”: 100,
“unit”: “t:sections.header.settings.logo_width.unit”,
“label”: “t:sections.header.settings.logo_width.label”
},
{
“type”: “select”,
“id”: “logo_position”,
“options”: [
{
“value”: “top-left”,
“label”: “t:sections.header.settings.logo_position.options__2.label”
},
{
“value”: “top-center”,
“label”: “t:sections.header.settings.logo_position.options__3.label”
},
{
“value”: “middle-left”,
“label”: “t:sections.header.settings.logo_position.options__1.label”
},
{
“value”: “middle-center”,
“label”: “t:sections.header.settings.logo_position.options__4.label”
}
],
“default”: “middle-left”,
“label”: “t:sections.header.settings.logo_position.label”
},
{
“type”: “link_list”,
“id”: “menu”,
“default”: “main-menu”,
“label”: “t:sections.header.settings.menu.label”
},
{
“type”: “select”,
“id”: “menu_type_desktop”,
“options”: [
{
“value”: “dropdown”,
“label”: “t:sections.header.settings.menu_type_desktop.options__1.label”
},
{
“value”: “mega”,
“label”: “t:sections.header.settings.menu_type_desktop.options__2.label”
}
],
“default”: “dropdown”,
“label”: “t:sections.header.settings.menu_type_desktop.label”,
“info”: “t:sections.header.settings.menu_type_desktop.info”
},
{
“type”: “checkbox”,
“id”: “show_line_separator”,
“default”: true,
“label”: “t:sections.header.settings.show_line_separator.label”
},
{
“type”: “checkbox”,
“id”: “enable_sticky_header”,
“default”: true,
“label”: “t:sections.header.settings.enable_sticky_header.label”,
“info”: “t:sections.header.settings.enable_sticky_header.info”
},
{
“type”: “header”,
“content”: “t:sections.header.settings.mobile_layout.content”
},
{
“type”: “select”,
“id”: “mobile_logo_position”,
“options”: [
{
“value”: “center”,
“label”: “t:sections.header.settings.mobile_logo_position.options__1.label”
},
{
“value”: “left”,
“label”: “t:sections.header.settings.mobile_logo_position.options__2.label”
}
],
“default”: “center”,
“label”: “t:sections.header.settings.mobile_logo_position.label”
},
{
“type”: “header”,
“content”: “t:sections.all.spacing”
},
{
“type”: “range”,
“id”: “margin_bottom”,
“min”: 0,
“max”: 100,
“step”: 4,
“unit”: “px”,
“label”: “t:sections.header.settings.margin_bottom.label”,
“default”: 0
},
{
“type”: “header”,
“content”: “t:sections.all.padding.section_padding_heading”
},
{
“type”: “range”,
“id”: “padding_top”,
“min”: 0,
“max”: 36,
“step”: 4,
“unit”: “px”,
“label”: “t:sections.all.padding.padding_top”,
“default”: 20
},
{
“type”: “range”,
“id”: “padding_bottom”,
“min”: 0,
“max”: 36,
“step”: 4,
“unit”: “px”,
“label”: “t:sections.all.padding.padding_bottom”,
“default”: 20
},
{
“type”: “header”,
“content”: “t:sections.footer.settings.header__2.content”,
“info”: “t:sections.footer.settings.header__2.info”
},
{
“type”: “checkbox”,
“id”: “show_social”,
“default”: false,
“label”: “t:sections.footer.settings.show_social.label”
}
]
}
{% endschema %}