Mobile navbar displaying halfway down page

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Hi! Hoping to find a solution for a tricky navbar issue. The mobile navbar was working correctly and I’m not sure what changed to create this problem:

When selecting the hamburger menu in the top navbar on tablet or mobile, the navbar dropdown opens halfway down the page. The navbar dropdown should open directly under the hamburger icon so the entire navbar appears above the fold.

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The troubleshooting that’s been done so far includes experimenting with the z-value, changing parent and child divs/section, changing position (relative vs. absolute), changing padding values and changing margin values. Also, when creating this website a few months ago I wrapped the NavMenu in Div Block 12 so that the mobile navbar was full width.

Here’s the website in preview mode: Webflow - Easel

Has anybody experienced a similar issue and found a solution? Would very much appreciate any and all tips, advice and possible solutions.

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Hi there,

To troubleshoot navbar dropdown positioning, here’s how you can examine and adjust the settings:

The dropdown menu position can be adjusted through the Designer by selecting the Navbar element. Navigate to the Element settings panel > Navbar settings > Menu > Show to preview the dropdown behavior. From there, you can modify:

  • The dropdown’s position using the Position property in the Style panel
  • Spacing and padding settings to adjust the menu’s offset
  • Z-index values to ensure proper layering
  • Breakpoint-specific positioning for responsive layouts

If the dropdown still isn’t positioning correctly, check that there are no conflicting style settings or container constraints affecting the navbar’s behavior.

Hopefully this helps! If you still need assistance, please reply here so somebody from the community can help.

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Hi Retura,

Webflow Nav bars already have specific position-related styling and scripts, so there are two things that are breaking your design;

  • You have several elements which have changed positions, to static, relative, and absolute. This will compete with the nav’s ability to layout its elements organically.
  • You have container elements and maybe section elements inside of your navbar, which have their own implicit styling that will affect what your nav elements are inheriting.

I’d start there.

The easiest way is usually just to build a fresh nav, and determine the minimum adjustments you need to achieve the result you want. Otherwise it becomes a serious cleanup job.

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@memetican Thank you so much!