# Issue with Dropdown in Standard Navigation Menu

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/issue-with-dropdown-in-standard-navigation-menu/53273>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [December 17, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/issue-with-dropdown-in-standard-navigation-menu/53273 "2025-12-17T17:29:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![workwithamyc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/34f0e0/32.png) [@workwithamyc](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/workwithamyc)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/issue-with-dropdown-in-standard-navigation-menu/53273/1 "2025-12-17T17:29:53Z")

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I just got Elements a few days ago and still learning the ropes. I’m having an issue with the dropdown navigation when I preview the page in the browser.

When I click on the Shop dropdown, it only shows 2 of the six choices for the menu. My guess is the rest of the menu might be hidden behind something else, but if that’s the case, I don’t know how to correct it.

 ![CleanShot 2025-12-17 at 12.10.32](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/d/6/d69a2b23ec217471e95e08c69e43148cd2d562eb.jpeg)

 ![CleanShot 2025-12-17 at 12.10.11](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/a/9/a90f8d9b2ac653d69d0ab72267a27634c0216876.jpeg)

As you can see from this screenshot, there are more than 2 options listed under the Shop page:

![CleanShot 2025-12-17 at 12.09.24.jpg]()

I am using the Standard Menu listed under the Core Components. I could not find a place to edit the menu anywhere but in the navigation of the site pages.

Here is the link to the project in the Cloud:

[elementsapp://downloadDocument/2B1KVNWW6fbV](elementsapp://downloadDocument/2B1KVNWW6fbV)

I’d appreciate any help in troubleshooting this issue.

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**Author:** ![differentdan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/differentdan/32/33530_2.png) [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/issue-with-dropdown-in-standard-navigation-menu/53273/2 "2025-12-17T17:53:01Z")

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Hi @workwithamyc

You could change these settings on the menu and it should allow the drop-down to display over the section below it.

 ![menu-z-index](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/d/3/d3b1f963a7a391437e29b3820eb5912c8e1f474a.jpeg)

Like this

 ![menu-z-index-2](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/e/3/e3758eb831ceaa623cb4994c6bb4ed997ae66057.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![workwithamyc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/34f0e0/32.png) [@workwithamyc](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/workwithamyc)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/issue-with-dropdown-in-standard-navigation-menu/53273/3 "2025-12-17T18:21:32Z")

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Thanks so much. That worked! What is the significance of the number 31?

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**Author:** ![sbchasin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/sbchasin/32/26943_2.png) [@sbchasin](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/sbchasin)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/issue-with-dropdown-in-standard-navigation-menu/53273/4 "2025-12-17T18:23:48Z")

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I believe the containers default to 30, so 31 would be greater and appear in front of everything.

The basic idea though, is to have the z-index higher for the components you want to see over the others.

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**Author:** ![differentdan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/differentdan/32/33530_2.png) [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/issue-with-dropdown-in-standard-navigation-menu/53273/5 "2025-12-17T18:25:56Z")

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> [@workwithamyc](#):
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> What is the significance of the number 31?

From here down explains it. 🙂

> [@Very strange dropdown menu behaviour](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/very-strange-dropdown-menu-behaviour/51433/2):
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> Thanks for the video, that looks like a z-index issue to me. Not an Tahoe issue. There’s a few ways to solve this, but first can you try setting the menu Layout \> Z-Index to 31, and setting it to Isolate. @elementsbot explain z-index in web design!

> [@workwithamyc](#):
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> Thanks so much. That worked!

Awesome, happy elementing. 🙂