Navigating the Font Size Conundrum: A Journey Through Shopify's Dawn Theme

We've all been there, haven't we? You're clicking away, sipping on your lukewarm coffee – the cup you made two hours ago because the bustling symphony of online store management waits for no one. Then, you glance at your Shopify store's main navigation and think, "Why, oh why, is the font size so small?" It’s almost as if the menu, in its timid letters, is whispering intended actions rather than boldly suggesting them.

This echoes a memory of the time we decided to bake cookies for our loved ones but forgot the sugar. Close enough, but just a tad off the mark. Our quest today is to righten this wrong for your Shopify's Dawn theme. Onward we go to increase the font size of the Dawn Main Navigation across the top and tweak those header fonts on the About and Contact pages.

Drawing Our Map

Before we dive into code waters, it’s crucial we have our preparation hat firmly in place - sometimes I imagine mine is made of tin foil, but that’s a tale for another time. Here’s what you need to do to prepare:

• Make sure your theme is up-to-date. It would be like baking with ancient flour – crumbly and concerning.
• Always create a backup of your current theme. We don’t want to accidentally send our beloved store design into a digital abyss.
• Navigate to Shopify’s online store and click “Themes”.

Let’s dip our toes into the solution fountain!

Increasing the Main Navigation Font Size

A gentle journey starts with a first step, and ours begins in the land of “Edit code”. Here’s how to grow those font sizes like magic beans, albeit without any significant mildew:

1. Edit Code: On your Shopify admin dashboard, go to "Online Store" and click on "Themes." You’ll see a tiny drop-down menu – it hides under the "Actions" button. Click "Edit Code."

2. Style Your Fonts: Click on the Assets folder. Lo and behold, theme.css (or maybe something like styles.css, because sometimes logic runs away and hides). Open that file. You’re an explorer finding internet gold.

3. Find the Main Navigation Class: Here’s where we go Ctrl + F (or Command + F for you, Mac mavericks). Look for something resembling .site-navigation or .main-menu. It might even be .header__menu depending on the mysterious ways of your particular theme version.

4. Edit the Font Size: Once you've unearthed the navigation CSS, add or modify the font-size. Try adding a line such as:

   .site-navigation {
       font-size: 18px; /* You can adjust the size to your desirable look */
   }
   

   Save your work. Your coffee may still be lukewarm, but your font? C’est chaud!

Tweaking Headers Font Size on About and Contact Pages

Now for the next part of our narrative: Heading off into header land – lighten our load by shrinking those font sizes there:

1. Back to the Edit Code District: Return to that theme.css file – it’s our old friend now.

2. Identify Header Class: We’re playing detective again. You might be searching for tags that look like .page__title, .about-us-title, .contact-title, or even something wild and unpredictable like .big-header.

3. Tune the Font Size: Locate and harmonize the size with something more subdued. Try this on for size:

   .page__title {
       font-size: 24px; /* Adjust this size down to whisper rather than shout */
   }
   

   Save your changes – with a flourish, if you feel like it.

Reflecting on Our Journey

Like any great endeavor, it’s full of detours and surprise snacks - or maybe just surprise bugs. But here we are, arms-around-shoulders metaphorically, quite proud of what we’ve achieved together. Our fonts stand proud, ready to assert their right to be seen and not be misjudged by their size.

Sometimes, in the digital realm, addressing issues like a meek navigation bar feels like confronting a formidable dragon. It’s there, overpowering, but with courage – and a touch of CSS wizardry – we prevail.

Should you encounter other font-related aches and pains or just need a friendly hand to guide you through more turbulent Shopify waters, you know where to find us – probably with another lukewarm cup of coffee and an arsenal of joyous gifs.

And now, dear friends, go forth, glistening with newfound knowledge. The mission is accomplished, yet the quest continues.