On my dashboard I can't see any of the options on the left side (i.e., search, listings, messages, orders &shipping, etc). Where did it go.
You must have minimized the screen
There is a link at the very very bottom with your shop name. Did you click on that? If you did re click it on it.
I did not minimize my screen. I logged out and then back in and I also clicked on the link with my shop name. What is strange is that it is happening on my tablet, but on my laptop it is fine.
@CarolinaHats if you are on a tablet, it defaults to a mobile browser view that looks different than a computer.
On the bottom left side, your personal name will appear, with two arrows next to it. You may have accidentally hit those arrows that collapses that side menu.
@AutumnHollowStudio Then how do I get them back if I did collapse it by mistake?
@CarolinaHats click on the arrows again and it will reappear
@CarolinaHats: At the very bottom of the left panel you should see >> which you need to click on to expand the menu panel
Click on the 2 arrows at the very bottom, it will open back up.
How I ended up getting it back is I had to click on shop manager and then it was all there again. I couldn't get back to the arrows because I didn't have anything on the left hand side of the screen. Thank you all for your help.
Same thing happened to me yesterday, and I got replies here how to fix it (thank you). The thing is though, I really don't think I accidentally clicked the button. The screen was like that when I went to the dashboard. At least now I know if it happens again.