App nav

The app nav component configures navigation items for your app in the Shopify admin. On desktop, navigation appears in the left sidebar. On Shopify mobile, it appears in a dropdown from the title bar.

Add links to define navigation items. The app name in the sidebar already links to your app's home route, which defaults to /, so there's no need to add a separate home link. If your home page is at a different path (for example, /app), add an s-link with rel="home" to override the default and hide it from the rendered menu. To trigger navigation from JavaScript, use the Navigation API.

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Properties for the app nav element. This element configures the app nav in the Shopify admin.

Anchor to children children any: The navigation items to display, provided as link child elements. Each link creates a navigation item in the app's navigation menu. Include one link with rel="home" to set the default landing page. Commonly used to organize your app into logical sections (like "Products", "Orders", or "Settings").

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Properties for links used as children.

Anchor to href href string required: The URL path for the navigation item. Must be a relative path within your app, such as /products or /settings. When clicked, it navigates the app to this route without a full page reload. The path should match a route defined in your app's routing configuration.
Anchor to children children string: The visible label text for the navigation item. Keep labels short (1-2 words) and use nouns that describe the destination (such as "Products", "Settings", or "Reports"). Avoid verbs like "Manage" or "View" to maintain consistency with Shopify admin navigation patterns.
Anchor to rel rel 'home': Set to "home" to designate this link as the app's default landing page. When set, the link is hidden from the navigation menu. Only one link should have rel="home".

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Anchor to Navigation menuNavigation menu

Add consistent navigation to your app. This example shows an app whose home page is mounted at /app, so an s-link with rel="home" designates /app as the home route and hides that link from the rendered menu.

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<s-app-nav>

<s-link href="/app" rel="home">Home</s-link>

<s-link href="/app/templates">Templates</s-link>

<s-link href="/app/settings">Settings</s-link>

</s-app-nav>

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Keep navigation concise: Too many items makes navigation harder to scan. Group related pages or use subpages if you have many sections.
Use clear, concise labels: Navigation labels should be 1-2 words using nouns, such as "Settings", "Templates", or "Reports".
Order by importance: Place the most frequently used sections first in the navigation.
Match labels to page titles: Keep navigation labels consistent with the destination page titles.

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You can't nest navigation items inside other navigation items. Structure your app with a single level of navigation.

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