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Menus

Create clutter-free navigation with menus...

What are Menus?

Navigation is a key aspect of any online site - people need to be able to get to the various resources and pages of a site quickly and easily.

Traditionally, website navigation has been implemented using links at the top and side of the page. The links at the top of a page usually relate to key areas of the site while the links at the side usually relate to specific places within the currently selected area.

As websites have grown ever larger, it's become more and more difficult to display all the required navigation. To get round this problem, the Builder theme uses a menu bar at the top of the page.

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The Windows Longhorn menu style

The menu bar has several distinct benefits over more traditional navigation:

  • All of the navigation is tidied away in to the menu - your pages can now be used for their original purpose: to present information!
  • Users can quickly access not only the key areas of a site, but the main locations within those areas - regardless of where they are within your site
  • Menus ensure that a consistent navigation method is used throughout your site and because all users are familiar with menus, they find them quick and easy to use

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q

Can I customise the View and Edit menus?

A

Yes. See our tutorial on [Customising the View and Edit Menus].

Q

I want to include a navigation bar as well as a menu - is this possible?

A

Not at present. Based on client feedback, we are working on enhancements to the Builder theme to provide this feature.

See Also

  • [Lists and Indents]
  • [Links]
  • [Navigation and Lists] (macros)
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