As its name suggests, a Navbar, short for Navigation Bar, is an element that helps users navigate a website quickly and efficiently. It’s basically a list of links that builds off of a standard HTML list but boasts a better look and functionality.
Navbars come in various forms. They can be implemented vertically or horizontally, and they can even be fixed or dynamic. Some Navbars include not just text but also graphics, videos, etc. Their design all depends on the needs of a website and its users.
A Navbar helps users find their destination easily on any website. Through links and sub-links listed on the Navbar, they can quickly visit their target page without needing to remember its URL. Of course, for a Navbar to be helpful, it needs to be well-designed.
A user-friendly Navbar is one of the main factors that lead to a website’s success, so keep that in mind when designing your own. A good Navbar combines many things like choosing the most helpful links, having simple text, keeping a consistent and noticeable style, and more.
In essence, you need to think hard about what would help your users the most and design it with this in mind.
To add a Navbar, do the following:
Once you’ve added the Navbar element, you’ll notice its inline editor has the following options:
Let’s break down what each of these settings allows you to customize.
First up, we have the Nav Item settings.
Add Item: Click on this option to add new items to your navbar.
Once added, you can easily drag and drop the added items to rearrange their order in the navbar.
Additionally, you can click on the ellipsis icon beside each of the items to access the following individual item settings:
Next, we have the Nav Options or Layout options.
Show Sub Nav: Define the submenu behavior from here.
Mobile Hamburger: Configure the Navbar responsiveness on mobile devices from here.
When enabled, the navigation menu will collapse into a hamburger menu on smaller screens. This makes for better responsiveness on mobile devices.
Once enabled, you’ll have the following additional settings appear:
Type: Define how the hamburger menu options will appear.
Menu Icon: Choose which screen sizes will display the hamburger menu.
Hide Delay: Set how long to wait before the hamburger menu hides after the close icon is clicked.
Show Mobile Menu: Enable this option to force the mobile menu to be visible, useful for previewing how the navbar looks on smaller screens.
Lastly, we have More Options, which is common for all elements in Droip.
Making a Navbar sticky is always a good choice, especially if your webpage is on the longer side, as it makes it easier for users to navigate your website without having to scroll all the way up to access it.
It also allows them to stay in the same spot on their current page while also opening a different link from the Navbar in a new tab or window.
To make your Navbar sticky, do the following:
📝 Note: For this to work properly, make sure your Navbar is not within any layout element.
To create a mega menu, follow these steps:
When you add a Mega Menu item, a nested Menu Wrapper is included by default. To add items to the Mega Menu, just drag & drop any of the existing items within this wrapper.
The Mega Menu works just like any other submenu so you can customize how it expands by going to Nav Options > Show Sub Nav and choosing your preferred option.
Now that you’ve added your Nav Menu Items, it is time to link them to their corresponding web pages.
You can access Link Settings for Nav Menu Items in two ways:
Here, you’ll find the following options:
For more details, check out the Link Block documentation.
You can follow the same steps to add links to other items on the Nav Menu.
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