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Definition · Supertopics: information-architecture, design-patterns · Subtopics: breadcrumbs, sitemaps (non-exhaustive) · “navigation” RSS feed (per email)

Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
A11y 101—3.2.3 Consistent Navigation (nat)130
introductions, accessibility, wcag, consistency
Multi-Level Navigation: The Challenge of Identifying Parent Sections for Screen Readers (ele)129
html, aria, screen-readers, accessibility
There’s No Need to Include “Navigation” in Your Navigation Labels (tem)128
accessibility, labels, html
Accessibility Considerations for Off-Site Navigation and Downloads127
accessibility
“aria-haspopup” Might Not Do What You Think It Does (mat)126
html, aria, attributes, accessibility
Does Your Navigation Need an ARIA Menu? Probably Not (pop)125
accessibility, aria, keyboard-navigation
Testing Methods: Consistent Navigation (dec)124
accessibility, testing, wcag, consistency
NoLoJS: Reducing the JS Workload With HTML and CSS (aar/per)123
html, disclosure-widgets, forms, modals, pop-overs, scrolling, positioning
A New Navigation Paradigm122
ai, design
Testing Methods: Location (dec)121
accessibility, testing, wcag
Testing Methods: Multiple Ways (dec)120
accessibility, wcag, testing, sitemaps, link-lists
Is It Time to Kill the Sidebar? (web)119
design, minimalism
Make Navigation Accessible With “aria-current” (a11)118
accessibility, aria, attributes
Why Sticky Navigation Can Undermine Accessibility117
accessibility
CSS “offset“ and “animation-composition” for Rotating Menus (pre/fro)116
css, animations
How Blind People Navigate the World, On- and Offline (lau)115
accessibility, screen-readers, nvda, jaws
Category and Tag Pages With Eleventy114
eleventy, pagination
20 Footer Design Myths You’re Still Believing (and How to Fix Them (web)113
design, myths
The Hidden Cost of Poor Navigation: How Information Architecture Directly Impacts Business Metrics (uxm)112
information-architecture, economics
Slightly Enhanced Sticky Revealing Footer (cri)111
css, javascript
The Hamburger-Menu Icon Today: Is It Recognizable? (nng)110
icons, design, usability
Creating the “Moving Highlight” Navigation Bar With JavaScript and CSS (sma)109
effects, javascript, css
Sticky Revealing Footer (bel/pic)108
css, positioning
Menu and Navigation: The Difference (stv)107
pagination, html, aria, accessibility
Top 5 CSS Navigation Menu Mistakes (zor/css)106
css, mistakes, usability
Using ARIA Landmarks for Better Navigation105
keyboard-navigation, aria, accessibility
How Navigation Should Work for Keyboard Users (tem)104
keyboard-navigation, focus, accessibility
Breadcrumbs Are Dead in Web Design (web)103
design-patterns, breadcrumbs
There’s No Such Thing as “Menubar Navigation” (tem)102
accessibility, html
10 Common Web Development Mistakes to Avoid Right Now101
mistakes, mobile, performance, accessibility, seo, security, analytics, testing
12 Web Accessibility Tips to Make Your Site More User-Friendly100
accessibility, tips-and-tricks, contrast, alt-text, keyboard-navigation, captions, labels, skip-links, microcontent
Designing Accessible Website Navigation: Best Practices for Inclusive UX99
accessibility, design, user-experience
How to Set Up an Accessible Page Structure and Navigation (pop)98
how-tos, accessibility, html
How Effective UX Design Can Boost Business Success (uxm)97
user-experience, design, economics, user-conversion, mobile, performance
Tabs, Used Right (nng)96
design, design-patterns, usability
Information Scent: How Users Decide Where to Click95
information-scent, links, usability
Building a Responsive Menu With CSS (and No JavaScript) (cor)94
responsive-design, css
Creating a Navbar in React93
react, css
How to Create a Sidebar Navigation With Astro, Tailwind CSS, and Alpine.js92
how-tos, functionality, astro, tailwind, alpinejs
Navbar Gallery91
websites, design-patterns, examples
LCP and FCP on Single Page Application on Soft Navigations (dws)90
performance, web-vitals, single-page-apps
Design Better Pagination89
design, pagination
Table of Contents: The Ultimate Design Guide (nng)88
guides, design, usability
An Anchored Navbar Solution (mey)87
html, css
In-Page Links for Content Navigation (nng)86
links, usability
Experimenting With Measuring Soft Navigations (tun)85
performance, web-vitals, experiments, metrics
Information Architecture vs. Sitemaps: What’s the Difference? (nng)84
information-architecture, sitemaps, comparisons
Hover Triangles (may)83
history, hover
Accessible Navigation82
accessibility
90s Websites—Key Characteristics and Examples81
design, history, trends, colors, typography
The Problem With Sticky Menus That Appear on Scroll and What to Do Instead (ada)80
scrolling, user-experience
Accessible Components: The Hamburger Menu79
accessibility, components
The Problem With Sticky Menus and What to Do Instead (ada)78
usability, user-experience
How to Make a CSS-Only Hamburger Menu77
how-tos, css
A Designers Guide to the Principles of Web Design76
guides, design, principles, consistency, legibility, images, hierarchy, whitespace, usability
Building Pagination in React With React Paginate75
react, pagination
How to Build Accessible Main Navigation? (iod)74
how-tos, accessibility
Accessible Hamburger Buttons Without JavaScript73
accessibility, javascript
Unordered Lists in Main Navigations (mat)72
html, lists, semantics
Designing the Perfect Mobile Navigation UX (vit/sma)71
mobile, user-experience
Audience-Based Website Navigation (nng)70
videos, usability
Building the Main Navigation for a Website (mat)69
html, css
Creating a CSS Only Interactive Site Menu68
css
Why Do We Call It “Breadcrumbs”? Diving Into the History of UI Components (uxm)67
design, naming, history, breadcrumbs
Hamburger Footer: Reaching the Bottom of Infinite Scroll (pro)66
scrolling, usability
Four Tradeoffs When Designing Navigation Menus65
design
Designing Better Breadcrumbs (vit/sma)64
html, usability, breadcrumbs
Designing a Better Infinite Scroll (vit/sma)63
scrolling, pagination
Alternatives to Pagination on Product-Listing Pages (nng)62
design-patterns, usability, pagination
The Importance of Screen Reader Software for Web Navigation61
accessibility, screen-readers
A Clever Sticky Footer Technique (chr/css)60
css, layout
Using CSS Shapes for Interesting User Controls and Navigation (pre/css)59
css, shapes
The Anatomy of a Web Page: 14 Basic Elements58
design-patterns, buttons, forms, multimedia, favicons, images, link-lists
How Apple Changed the Way We Navigate—Forever57
design, apple
9 Principles of Good Web Design56
design, principles, simplicity, content, layout, performance, mobile
Sticky Headers: 5 Ways to Make Them Better (nng)55
design, optimization
How to Use CSS Grid for Sticky Headers and Footers (ada/css)54
css, grids, layout
Three CSS Alternatives to JavaScript Navigation (css)53
css
Information and Information Architecture: The Big Picture (sma)52
information-architecture, content, user-experience
Footers Are Underrated51
videos, usability
The 3-Click Rule for Navigation Is False (nng)50
usability
The Elements of UI Engineering (dan)49
user-experience, consistency, performance, prioritization, accessibility, internationalization, resilience
How Do You Know Your Website Is a Success? (sma)48
product-management, strategies, metrics, user-experience, content, microcontent, performance, testing
Building Accessible Menu Systems (hey/sma)47
accessibility, html, aria
A Comprehensive Guide to Web Design (sma)46
guides, design, content, information-architecture, content-strategy, scrolling, forms, accessibility
UX: What Can We Prototype? What Can’t We Prototype?45
user-experience, prototyping, information-architecture, layout
Homepage Links Remain a Necessity (nng)44
homepages, links, breadcrumbs, conventions, usability
Accessible Breadcrumb Navigation Pattern (sco)43
accessibility, breadcrumbs, aria
Mobile First Is Not Mobile Only (nng)42
mobile, usability
Supporting Mobile Navigation in Spite of a Hamburger Menu (nng)41
mobile
Killing Off the Global Navigation: One Trend to Avoid (nng)40
trends
The Curious Case of Breadcrumbs in HTML (j9t)39
html, breadcrumbs
Responsive Navigation on Complex Websites (sma)38
responsive-design, complexity
A Look at the HTML5 “nav” Element37
html, semantics
5 HTML5 and ARIA Design Patterns (tin+)36
html, aria, design-patterns
Off Canvas Menu With CSS “:target” (chr/css)35
css, selectors
Exploration of Single-Page Websites (sma)34
design, landing-pages, examples
5 CSS Properties That Give Designers Fits33
css, design, floats, shadows, gradients, borders
CSS “:target” for Off-Screen Designs (css)32
css, selectors, transitions, mobile
Responsive Navigation Patterns (bra)31
design, responsive-design, design-patterns
Organizing Mobile (ali)30
mobile, content, usability
Does “<nav>” Belong in the “<header>” Element? (mat)29
html
Web Page Anatomy (jas)28
design-patterns
Website Navigation: Planning and Implementing (vit/sma)27
examples
Exploring Markup for Breadcrumbs (chr/css)26
html, breadcrumbs, semantics
Tips for Web Design That Crosses Cultures (css)25
localization, unicode, colors, seo, design
Semantic Navigation With the “nav” Element (tom/htm)24
html, semantics
Informative and Usable Footers in Web Design (sma)23
design, usability, link-lists
Navigation Markup After Content (chr/css)22
html, seo, skip-links
Mega Drop-Down Navigation Menus Work Well (nng)21
usability, simplicity, accessibility
Site Map Usability (nng)20
sitemaps, information-architecture, usability, studies, research
Footers in Web Design: Creative Examples and Ideas (sma)19
examples, design
Better Living Through Taxonomies (dig)18
information-architecture, information-design
Command Links (nng)17
links, buttons, usability
Breadcrumb Navigation Increasingly Useful (nng)16
breadcrumbs, design-patterns, usability
CSS Navigation Magnification (dal/aja)15
css, hover
Ten Steps to a More User Friendly Website14
flash, performance, images, compression, link-rot, html, conformance, browsers, support, readability, quality
Spruced-Up Site Maps (ali)13
html, sitemaps
Keeping Navigation Current With PHP (ali)12
php
Structure Your Menus by Marking Them Up as Lists11
html
Accessible Image-Tab Rollovers (sim)10
xhtml, images, effects, hover, accessibility
Rounding Tab Corners (mey)9
html, css, techniques
“Pure CSS Pulldowns” and Accessibility8
css, accessibility
CSS Tabs With Submenus7
css, lists
Build a Dynamic Menu in JavaScript6
javascript
Browsers Go Back to the Future (joh/nat)5
browsers
Side Navigation With PHP (zen)4
php, functionality, arrays
Content as Navigation Tool (tel/dig)3
content
When Web Pages Don’t Work2
user-experience, performance, graceful-degradation, usability, design, testing
Is Navigation Useful? (nng)1
usability