Menu in product grid is not able to show dropdown items

Topic summary

Menu block added to the product grid on collection pages does not display dropdown (sub-menu) items, undermining the intended navigation purpose. The editor warns that dropdown items will not be shown.

Context: Collection pages list groups of products in a grid; a menu block is being placed within that grid. Dropdown menus typically show nested links; those nested items are suppressed in this placement.

Request: Guidance on any workaround to enable dropdowns, or directions to the relevant theme code to edit and remove the limitation.

Attachments: Two screenshots appear central, likely showing the theme editor message and the menu configuration.

Outcome/Status: No solution or decision yet; the thread remains open with an outstanding question about enabling dropdown items or where to modify code.

Summarized with AI on January 13. AI used: gpt-5.

I wanted to add a menu as a block in the product grid on my collection pages. It is telling me that dropdown items will not be shown, which defeats the purpose of having the menu there in the first place. Is there any way around this? Even if someone could tell me where I could find this in the code so I could edit it myself, that would be extremely helpful.