Why is my debut drop down menu not responding?

Topic summary

Debut theme dropdown under the main “Shop” menu stopped responding. A developer identified the cause: Liquid (Shopify’s templating language) was mistakenly inserted into theme.js, breaking JavaScript.

Fix (confirmed by the original poster):

  • Online Store > Themes > Actions > Edit code
  • Assets > theme.js
  • Around line ~8880, remove the Liquid line shown in the referenced screenshot, then save.

Explanation: Mixing Liquid inside a JavaScript file caused the menu script to fail. After removing the line, the dropdowns worked again.

Subsequent updates: Multiple users report similar issues (unresponsive dropdowns/headers, invisible logo, footer menus not showing). Several provided store URLs. Some cannot find the same line or even a theme.js asset, suggesting different theme versions or different code edits, so the one-line deletion may not apply universally. Screenshots were shared by some users to illustrate missing dropdown icons and menu settings.

Status: Original issue resolved with the code removal. Later reports remain unresolved pending theme-specific debugging and identification of where Liquid or other breaking edits may exist.

Summarized with AI on December 15. AI used: gpt-5.

Hi, I’m having the same problem on my theme, thewhitemall.com.au.