How can I move the top navigation to the left in Dawn theme?

Store Design

Topic summary

Top navigation placement: currently on the right; previously on the left. Goal is to move it back to the left.

Theme findings: In the Dawn theme (Shopify’s default), there is no built-in setting to reposition the menu from right to left.

Likely cause: The placement change may stem from recent third‑party apps or custom code edits affecting the header layout. Identifying when/what changed is needed.

Action items:

  • Share any recent app installs or code modifications to trace the change.
  • Themes team can review the store and help revert the menu placement once context is provided.

Accessibility suggestion: Improve readability under “Get Involved” by changing the white text (bright background makes it hard to see).

  • Path: Admin > Online Store > Themes > Customize
  • Then: Theme settings > Colours > Secondary colours > Text

Status: Unresolved and open. Awaiting details on recent changes; no concrete fix applied yet.

Summarized with AI on January 27. AI used: gpt-5.
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Hi all,

On my website, which is www.PennsylvaniaParks.org, you will notice my top navigation is on the right hand side of the page. It used to be on the left hand side. I can’t remember how I got the navigation to appear on the right hand side though. Any idea how to get it back onto the left hand side?

Thank you for any help you can provide!

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Hello @Justin34 !

I was having a look at your store and I can see what you mean.

I looked through the settings of the Dawn theme, but it does not appear as an option there to move the placement of the menu.

Instead, we may need to look into how/when this change occurred.

Have you recently added any new third party apps or custom code? Any changes to the code can impact the visuals of your homepage.

Let me know what you can remember from this, and we may be able to have our Themes team take a closer look at this for you and change it back.

Since you shared the link to your store I was able to have a look around, and I just wanted to say that you have done a fantastic job on the website!

I especially love that the top of the homepage features your mission, - your work is very important!

One thing that I wanted to suggest is changing the colour of the text under ‘Get Involved’ - with the bright background, white text can be harder to see, which makes for an accessibility issue. This change would also be beneficial since the message itself is central to the website, and you can alter this by following these steps here:

  • In your admin, go to Online Store > Themes > click Customize on your live theme
  • On the left hand side, choose Theme settings > Colours
  • The specific setting that will affect the colour of that text should be found under Secondary colours, as Text.