Adding a navigation side bar to your site
This is a guide for you to have a simple sidebar on the left of your store. No coding knowledge is needed. Simply follow the steps below to add the sidebar to your EasyStore.
In this article:
- Introduction
- Steps on how to add navigation side bar
⚠️ Before you begin :
- Above all code editing, you will need to re-edit the code again if you switch to a new theme template
- We do not allow to change or edit the code for the checkout page (which include shipping & payment method) due to security reasons
1. Introduction
Non-traditional navigation styles can be a fun way to break up some of the same old design patterns. The vertical navigation sidebar option is just one of a few ideas.
Benefit of using vertical side navigation bar include:
- Left vertical navigation falls into the long stroke of the F-shape, in which readers look first across the top and then down the left side as a natural reading pattern
- Top-down reading is easy to scan when there is adequate spacing between elements
- Can potentially contain more links in a clean manner
2. Steps on how to add navigation side bar
Step 1 : Go to EasyStore Admin > Channels > Online Store > Edit source > layout/theme.liquid
Step 2 : Look for <main class="wrapper main-content" role="main"> (Around row 140 - 160)
Step 3 : Paste code accordingly (Choose to have underline OR without underline)
With underline
Paste code below after <div class="grid">
{% if template != 'product' %}
<div class="grid__item medium-down--hide large--one-quarter">
<hr>
<nav>
<b>Category<br></b>
{% for link in contents.catalog.links %}
<a href="{{link.url}}"><span style="font-size: 0.75em;">{{link.title}}</span></a><br>
<hr style="margin: 0;">
{% endfor %}
</nav>
</div>
{% endif %}
GIF TUTORIAL (WITH UNDERLINE) :
Without underline
Paste code below after <div class="grid">
{% if template != 'product' %}
<div class="grid__item medium-down--hide large--one-quarter">
<hr class="hr--small hr--clear">
<nav>
<font size="5"> <hr><b>Category<br></b></font>
{% for link in contents.catalog.links %}
<a href="{{link.url}}">{{link.title}}</a><br>
{% endfor %}
<hr>
</nav>
</div>
{% endif %}
GIF TUTORIAL (WITHOUT UNDERLINE) :
Step 4 : Look for <div class="grid__item"> which is only one row below
Step 5 : Delete it and replace with <div class="grid__item{% if template != 'product' %} large--three-quarters{% endif %}">
Step 6 : Save and you are done!
📌 Note:
- Hide the sidebar from Homepage (only show in Collection pages)
Look for {% if template != 'product' %} > Replace with {% if template == 'collection' %}
- Only show sidebar on Home page
Look for {% if template != 'product' %} > Replace with {% if template == 'index' %}
Updated on: 04/10/2023
Thank you!