Menu dropdown

Overview

A container component that handles menu dropdown functionality and styling. Provides a flexible menu system with support for nested links, dropdowns, and featured content blocks. Uses Alpine.js for dropdown menu interactions and positioning, supports full-width dropdowns for specified menu columns, and handles nested menu items up to grandchild level.

Common use cases

• Use for main navigation menus that require dropdowns

• Configure menu_columns setting for full-width mega menus

• Add navigation images to enhance visual hierarchy

• Customize fonts and spacing to match site design

• Leverage blocks to add featured content in dropdowns

Compatible blocks

The following blocks can be nested within this block:

• Menu item

Block settings

General

Setting	Description	Options
Show advanced settings	Reveals 10 advanced options including enable dropdown icons, enable click to open, and more	Checkbox (default: false)

Content

Setting	Description	Options
Menu	Select the menu to display	Link list picker (default: main-menu)

Parent links

Setting	Description	Options
Font family	Font family for parent menu links	• Standard • Heading • Subheading • Accent Visible when parent font size contains type--
Font size	Font size for parent menu links	• Smaller • Small • Default (default) • Big • Bigger • Heading 1 • Heading 2 • Heading 3 • Heading 4 • Heading 5 • Heading 6
Enable dropdown icons	Shows chevron icons for menu items with dropdowns	Checkbox (default: true) Visible when Show advanced settings is on
Enable click to open	Opens dropdowns on click instead of hover only	Checkbox (default: false) Visible when Show advanced settings is on
Enable link as button	Converts parent links with children to buttons	Checkbox (default: false)

Child links

Setting	Description	Options
Font family	Font family for child menu links	• Standard • Heading • Subheading • Accent Visible when child font size contains type--
Font size	Font size for child menu links	• Smaller • Small • Default (default) • Big • Bigger • Heading 1 • Heading 2 • Heading 3 • Heading 4 • Heading 5 • Heading 6

Grandchild links

Setting	Description	Options
Font family	Font family for grandchild menu links	• Standard • Heading • Subheading • Accent Visible when grandchild font size contains type--
Font size	Font size for grandchild menu links	• Smaller • Small • Default (default) • Big • Bigger • Heading 1 • Heading 2 • Heading 3 • Heading 4 • Heading 5 • Heading 6

Dropdown

Setting	Description	Options
Layout	Layout style for dropdown menus	• Stacked (default) • Inline
Enable internal padding	Adds internal padding to dropdown content	Checkbox (default: true)
Enable margin	Applies margin for full-width dropdown columns	Checkbox (default: true) Visible when Menu columns is not blank and Show advanced settings is on
Gap size	Spacing between dropdown menu items	• None • Default (default) • XS • SM • MD • LG • XL
Menu columns	Comma-separated list of menu items to display as full-width columns	Text input

Dropdown colors

These settings appear in the theme editor when Show advanced settings is on. They control the dropdown panel surface.

Setting	Description	Options
Type	Custom scheme vs preset dropdown colors	• Custom • Base (default) Visible when Show advanced settings is on and Enable inheritance is off (dropdown colors)
Color scheme	Background and text pairing	Color scheme picker Visible when dropdown type is Custom, Show advanced settings is on, and Enable inheritance is off (dropdown colors)
Color scheme	Preset background pairing	• Body background (default) • Body foreground • Accent 1–3 • Shade 1–3 • Blur • Transparent Visible when dropdown type is Base, Show advanced settings is on, and Enable inheritance is off (dropdown colors)
Border	Dropdown panel border	• None • Subtle (default) • Strong Visible when Show advanced settings is on, dropdown type is Base, and Enable inheritance is off (dropdown colors)
Divider	Divider between stacked dropdown items	• None • Subtle (default) • Strong Visible when Show advanced settings is on, dropdown type is Base, and Enable inheritance is off (dropdown colors)
Enable inheritance	Inherit dropdown colors from the closest parent	Checkbox (default: false) Visible when Show advanced settings is on

Link colors

These settings appear when Show advanced settings is on. They control parent, child, and grandchild link text colors.

Setting	Description	Options
Type	Custom scheme vs preset link text colors	• Custom • Base (default) Visible when Show advanced settings is on and Enable inheritance is off (link colors)
Text	Text color pairing	Color scheme picker Visible when link type is Custom, Show advanced settings is on, and Enable inheritance is off (link colors)
Text	Preset text color	• Default (default) • Alternative • Link • Error • Success • Shade 1–3 Visible when link type is Base, Show advanced settings is on, and Enable inheritance is off (link colors)
Enable inheritance	Inherit link colors from the closest parent	Checkbox (default: true) Visible when Show advanced settings is on

Spacing

Setting	Description	Options
Top spacing	Padding space at the top of parent links	0 - 30 px (default: 15)
Bottom spacing	Padding space at the bottom of parent links	0 - 30 px (default: 15)
Enable horizontal padding	Adds horizontal padding around the menu	Checkbox (default: false)
Gap size	Spacing between menu items	• None • Default (default) • XS • SM • MD • LG • XL

Layout

Setting	Description	Options
Horizontal alignment	Controls horizontal alignment of the menu	• Left (default) • Center • Right

Display

Setting	Description	Options
Visibility	Controls when the block is visible	• All (default) • Mobile only • Desktop only Visible when Show advanced settings is on