SIDE BAR MENU on Dawn

Topic summary

A user wants to add a sidebar menu to their Dawn-themed Shopify store while keeping their existing mega menu intact.

Initial Suggestion:

  • Another participant recommended using Dawn’s built-in customization settings to switch the navigation menu from “mega menu” to “drawer” mode, which creates a sidebar-style menu.

User’s Clarification:

  • The user explained they need to maintain their current mega menu and add an additional sidebar menu specifically for displaying collections with filters (not just navigation links).
  • They referenced another shop as an example of the desired functionality.

Current Status:

  • The discussion remains open/unresolved.
  • Custom code modifications to Dawn’s theme files would be required to achieve this dual-menu setup.
  • The user is asking whether this customization can be easily implemented once the code changes are made.
Summarized with AI on November 8. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

Hi , is there any way i can add a sidebar menu’ to my Dawn based shop ?

Is there a code i can just add as i already created sidebar in the navigations menu?

thanks

Hello @Tania-GM , This can be done with customization settings. Please check the below screenshot.

Choose drawer to make it sidebar menu.

If you have any query or doubt then please reply.

Best regards,

Darshan Prajapati

Hi , thanks a lot , but it will allows me to only transform my mega menu to drawer is right ? . Ill need to keep my mega menu , ill like to add an additional side bar menu . do you know how i can reach this as in my other shop pic with Dawn too ? not using filters but adding the collections i need ?

thanks

Tania

@Tania-GM , Then we need to do some customization in that section file of the header. Need to know is is possible it with the theme that you currently using.

thanks , im using Dawn. Will i be able to easly add side menu collections since customization is made ?