About site navigation

Overview

There are several different types of site navigation available on GovCMS websites. Dropdown navigation can also be set up so that the menu items drop down when a mouse hovers over them. The following screenshot shows the main navigation menu in the header region.

Other navigation types

Other types of navigation include:

  • A sitemap

  • Breadcrumbs

  • Sidebar ‘blocks’ with links to sub-pages

  • ‘Go back to’ links that take the user back to the parent page in the navigation hierarchy

The GovCMS training website features only one level of navigation/menu structure. However, GovCMS allows for up to nine levels within the menu system.

Note: Web best practice suggests no more than three levels of navigation should be used if possible.

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