# Dropdown header links in the existing Header
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/dropdown-header-links-in-the-existing-header/212362
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [December 16, 2021, 10:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dropdown-header-links-in-the-existing-header/212362 "2021-12-16T22:28:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2021, 10:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dropdown-header-links-in-the-existing-header/212362/1 "2021-12-16T22:28:26Z")
I’d really like a Theme Component where a dropdown menu can be placed in the standard Discourse header adjacent to the icons on the right.
We’ve got two good Theme Components (by the awesome Joe) that do 1/2 of this each:
> [@Custom Header Links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-header-links/90588):
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> discourse2Summary Custom Header Links allows you to easily add custom text-based links to the header.eyeglassesPreview [Preview on Discourse Theme Creator](https://discourse.theme-creator.io/theme/Discourse/custom-header-links)hammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [GitHub - discourse/discourse-custom-header-links · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-custom-header-links)open_bookNew to Discourse Themes? [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) Install this theme component Features Desktop Mobile (due to very limited space, adding more than one link on mo…
> [@Header Submenus](https://meta.discourse.org/t/header-submenus/94584):
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> discourse2Summary Header Submenus will allow you to build a header menu - with submenus - using plain text!eyeglassesPreview [Preview on Discourse Theme Creator](https://discourse.theme-creator.io/theme/Discourse/header-submenus)hammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-header-submenus](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-header-submenus)open_bookNew to Discourse Themes? [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) Install this theme component Features Desktop Mobile Settings Name Description Menu items Add menu items. O…
Would it be possible to achieve this by extending one or the other of these TCs or by combining them together?
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### Author:  [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2023, 1:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dropdown-header-links-in-the-existing-header/212362/2 "2023-05-05T01:22:23Z")
The awesome @keegan has delivered the goods on this one:
> [@down\_arrow Dropdown Header](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dropdown-header/226170/1):
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> mag Overview This theme component allows you to add links with text, icons, and dropdowns to the native header of your Discourse site. Bug reports, feature requests, and PRs are most welcome; sponsorship enables work on this component to be prioritised by the Pavilion team. computer Code [View the GitHub Repo](https://github.com/paviliondev/discourse-dropdown-header)gear Settings There are a variety of settings you can configure to customize the component, including link customizations, icon sourcing, adding link security, positioning…