Header

Every element in the storefront header, and the switch that turns each one off.

Admin → Header

Nine elements, one switch each. They all ship on, so an untouched install shows the full header.

The header editor
The header editor. Click to enlarge.

Nine elements, one switch each. Every one ships on, so an untouched install has the full header and switching one off simply stops it rendering.

ElementSwitch it off when
Delivery / Pickup toggleYou only do one of them. Offering a choice with one option looks broken.
Location pickerYou serve one area, or you do not use location at all.
SearchYou have few enough restaurants that browsing beats searching.
Cuisines menuYour cuisine list is thin — see Classifications.
Order NowYour homepage already leads with ordering.
CartRarely. Only makes sense on a browse-only site.
AccountRarely, and never if customers have accounts — it is how they reach their orders.
NotificationsYou would rather not draw attention to an empty bell early on.
LanguageYou publish in one language — see Languages.

The Pages mega-menu is not on this screen. Its switch lives on the Navigation screen beside the menu it opens, so the whole decision stays in one place.

The announcement band

A strip across the very top for a notice — a launch, a closure, a promotion. Unlike the nine elements it ships off, deliberately: an update should never grow a bar across the top of a storefront that is already trading.

Its switch and its words are saved together because they are one decision. The words are content, so they are written per language, and the link accepts a web address, a mail address or a telephone number — anything else is refused rather than published.

Every control you remove is one fewer decision for a customer. A header with three useful controls converts better than nine, four of which lead nowhere. The mobile header shows the same things in less room, so it is the honest test of how many you need.

Sub-header

The band that sits above the content on a page or a blog post — the one carrying the title and breadcrumbs. Two independent decisions.

Which style each content type uses

Content typeShips asOptions
PagesClassicClassic, Modern, Hidden
Blog postsModernClassic, Modern, Hidden

They are set separately, so posts can carry a photographic band while pages stay plain. Hidden removes the band entirely and the content starts at the top.

Per-style options

Classic and Modern each have their own settings, so changing one never disturbs the other:

  • Breadcrumbs — show the trail back up.
  • Description — show the page's own description under its title.
  • Background — none, an image, or an MP4 video. The image and the video are stored independently: setting one never clears the other, and the type dropdown decides which is live. So you can trial a video and drop back to the image without re-uploading it.