# How to choose the collections menu style (dropdown, columns, cards or list)

The **Collections** link in your header opens a dropdown that lists all your categories and sub-categories automatically. In the header settings you choose how that dropdown looks: a classic dropdown, columns, picture cards or a compact list.

## Steps

1. Open **Online Store → Theme Settings** and switch **Page / Header / Footer** to **Header** above the canvas.
2. Click the header block and open the pencil **Settings** tab. Make sure **Show Navigation Links** is on.
3. Under **Collections menu style**, pick one of:
4. Click **Save**.

### Give categories a picture and sub-categories

1. Go to **Products → Categories** and edit a category.
2. Upload an **Icon** (38 × 38 px recommended) or an **Image** (217 × 217 px recommended). The menu uses the icon first, then the image; a category with neither shows the first letter of its name.
3. To nest a category, set **Category Type** to **Sub category** and choose its **Parent Category**. Main categories are **Main collection**.

## Common problems

- There is no collections dropdown in my header → the dropdown is attached to the **Main menu** link that points to the Categories page (or any link whose name contains "collection"). Add that link under **Online Store → Navigation Menus**.
- I picked a style but nothing changed → click **Save** in the builder and reload the storefront. The setting is only visible when **Show Navigation Links** is on.
- The menu shows letters instead of pictures → those categories have no **Icon** or **Image** yet.
- A sub-category is missing from the dropdown → check its **Category Type** is **Sub category** and the right **Parent Category** is selected.
- The same category appears twice → each category is listed once; if you still see a duplicate, you have two categories with the same name under **Products → Categories**.

## Related
- [How to edit your header, logo and navigation menu](https://help.dropify.shop/en/guides/edit-the-header-logo-and-menu/)
- [How to set up your home page: hero, sliders and product grids](https://help.dropify.shop/en/guides/set-up-your-home-page-hero-and-product-grids/)
- [How to change your store's theme and edit its sections](https://help.dropify.shop/en/store_theme/change-your-store-theme-and-sections/)