How can I make my image banner clickable without affecting the menu?

Topic summary

  • Problem: Making an image banner clickable causes any overlapping menu to trigger the banner link instead of the menu, blocking menu interaction.

  • Context: Using the Dawn theme; the poster asks if others have encountered this and for a fix or workaround.

  • Impact: Navigation becomes unusable wherever it sits over the banner area, since clicks are intercepted by the banner.

  • What’s needed: Guidance on how to keep the banner clickable while ensuring the overlapping menu remains interactive (e.g., preventing clicks from passing through to the banner in overlapped regions).

  • Evidence/Artifacts: No code snippets, images, or settings details provided.

  • Status: Unresolved; no solutions or decisions posted yet.

Summarized with AI on January 7. AI used: gpt-5.

I have an image banner that needs to be clickable and when made to do so any menu I have that overlaps the image banner ends up clicking the banner instead of the menu. Anyone else have a similar issue or fix? I am using the dawn theme.