Header navigation and utilities
Configure desktop layouts, mobile drawer search, utility icons, Shopify account sign-in, phone links, and secondary menus.
The Header section controls your logo, main menu, mega menus, search, cart, wishlist, book CTA, and optional phone or secondary links. Studio Arcana separates **desktop navigation** (inline menu + utilities) from the **mobile drawer** so you can keep the top bar compact on phones.
Desktop layout
- **Logo left, menu center** — default service-studio layout.
- **Logo center, menu below** — editorial layout with a second nav row.
- **Logo center, menu inline** — single-row balanced header when you have fewer top-level links.
Search styles
- **Icon opens search panel** — opens predictive search in a modal (default).
- **Inline bar on desktop** — compact search affordance in the header bar on large screens; mobile still uses icon or drawer search.
- **Drawer only** — hides search from the header bar; shoppers search from the mobile drawer row.
Predictive search suggests products, collections, and pages using Shopify's storefront search API. Enable **Show search in mobile drawer** to add a search row at the top of the drawer.
Utility icons and mobile placement
- **Desktop utility style** — text labels, icons only, or icons with labels.
- **Mobile utility style** — defaults to icons only to save space.
- **Mobile header utilities** — comma-separated list (`search,cart` by default). Other utilities (account, phone, book, wishlist) appear in the drawer unless you add them here.
- **Utilities placement** — keep icons on the primary header row, move them to a slim row **above the primary header**, or show both. Use **Above-primary utility order** and alignment to control that row separately from the primary-row **Utility order**.
- **Book button placement** — with search and cart, at the **end of the primary menu** (keeps the Book button style), or both.
Customer account sign-in
When customer accounts are enabled, the header uses Shopify's **account component** (`shopify-account`). Shoppers sign in from an avatar menu without leaving the storefront. Requires **new customer accounts** in Shopify admin (Settings → Customer accounts). Choose the **Customer account menu** (default: customer-account-main-menu) to match your account navigation.
Phone and secondary menu
- Enable **Show phone link** and optionally override the number; otherwise your store phone from Settings is used.
- Assign a **Secondary menu** for gift cards, policies, or help links.
- Choose **Secondary menu placement**: drawer, beside search and cart, **above the primary header**, or drawer plus either desktop option.
- On desktop, place them **beside search and cart** or in a slim row **above the primary header**, aligned left, center, or right.
Separate mobile menu
Optional **Mobile menu** link list powers the drawer only. Leave empty to reuse the main menu. Useful when desktop IA is deep but mobile should stay short (for example: Services, Book, Shop, Contact).
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