# How to create a mega menu?

### The look of a mega menu <a href="#the-look-of-a-mega-menu" id="the-look-of-a-mega-menu"></a>

* In Lumintheme, you can create a mega menu in which its contents are arranged in columns, like this:

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The mega menu is a combination of two parts: menu items and promotions:<br>

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### Setting up mega menu <a href="#setting-up-mega-menu" id="setting-up-mega-menu"></a>

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### Create & Setup your menu

First, you need to setup your menu in multiple levels by using the native Shopify navigation. To learn how to create menu in multiple levels (dropdown), please check out the [official Shopify documentation](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/menus-and-links#create-a-drop-down-menu). Below is an example of a menu structure to accommodate the mega menu in the very first screenshot:

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### Add menu to header in theme settings

In your theme settings, click Header in the section list, navigate to the Menu setting and choose the menu you just created above.

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### To continue setting up the mega menu, click Add Mega menu to add a mega menu block:

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### In the Mega menu setting, just type the name of the menu item that contains the mega-menu. Please note that the name entered in Menu item must match the name of the menu items. Here's an example in which the mega-menu is contained within the Shop item:

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### In the Menu item setting, you can optionally *upload up to 5* images for different promotions. These images will be displayed in the mega menu banner.

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### Here's an example of the Collections menu with 4 promotions:

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### Mega menu block settings <a href="#mega-menu-block-settings" id="mega-menu-block-settings"></a>

<table><thead><tr><th width="108.52734375">Section</th><th width="150.1796875">Settings</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Mega Menu</td><td>Menu Link Name</td><td>Enters the name of the menu item that you want to contain the mega menu. Please note that the name entered in Menu item must match the name of one of the first-level menu items.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Menu Width</td><td>S - 1 columns M - 2 Columns L - 3 Columns Full - Full width</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><h4>Featured Image</h4></td><td><p>When a second level item of navigation links to a collection with an image, this will have the image displayed above the title of the link. Here's an example:</p><p>Furniture second level item:</p><p><a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0599/3182/0194/files/concept__how_to_create_a_mega_menu__009.png?v=1697518588"><br></a><img src="https://16317214-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F7B3IJeztKkmI6RdD8j2l%2Fuploads%2FPkmXiy3ex2dX98loIbvn%2FScreenshot%202025-07-25%20at%2016.41.33.jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=57787981-f75c-4c30-9f0e-400e0f515748" alt=""></p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td><p>This is because the Headphones item is linked to a collection that has image:</p><p>  <img src="https://16317214-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F7B3IJeztKkmI6RdD8j2l%2Fuploads%2F2lgGoIuDCzaR2TMw1Lbw%2FScreenshot%202025-07-25%20at%2017.09.22.jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=cf03cef7-0825-49a1-9f1e-569001982a6a" alt="" data-size="original"></p><p></p><p><img src="https://16317214-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F7B3IJeztKkmI6RdD8j2l%2Fuploads%2FsyHVXcjX8sBquVdl1cs3%2FScreenshot%202025-07-25%20at%2017.11.26.jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=c567066a-9e89-4068-a011-be2a85e3ba1d" alt=""></p></td></tr><tr><td>Promotion</td><td>Image</td><td>The image that you want to display.</td></tr></tbody></table>