Website Navigation Menu Types
Here are three of the main navigation menus used on Presto websites:
Global
Sports secondary
Sports dropdown
The type of content that should be connected to each navigation menu varies based on the type of menu. Here’s more information on these navigation menus, including where they display at on websites and how they are typically used:
Global Navigation Menu
The global navigation menu will display at the top of the page of every page on your website. This menu is used to display menu items with links that are normally department-wide and aren’t sports specific. The only area that will have sport specific menu items will be the sports/teams dropdown menu that displays the sports/teams sponsored by the university. Some other common menu items in this navigation menu are the following:
Inside Athletics- used to display a dropdown with staff directory and other information related to the department
Facilities
Recruiting
Camps
Donate
Hall of Fame
Most global navbars will display at the top of the page such as on this website:
For some websites the global navbar will be visible after clicking on a menu indicator such as on this website:
Sports Secondary Navigation Menu
The sports secondary navigation menu is used to display menu items related to the specific sports team page a viewer is looking at. This menu will display on all pages located within the sports section for that particular sport. For example, if your website has a section for baseball then any pages located with the bsb section on the website will show the secondary navigation menu for baseball. Common menu items you will see in this navigation menu are the following:
Schedule
Roster
Stats
News
Coaches
Depending on the website front end platform your website is on as well as the number of menu items in the menu, the sports secondary navigation menu will automatically shift into a dropdown menu as seen here:
That automatic dropdown menu will only display on the sports secondary navigation menu if the max number of menu items to display within the menu has been reached. This number will vary depending on the website front end platform your website is on, but it’s normally between 6-12 menu items.
Sports Dropdown Navigation Menu
The sports dropdown navigation menu is a dropdown menu off a menu item on your global navigation menu. This menu serves as another location to display menu items related to specific sports teams. This menu can be accessed from any page on the website since it is connected to the global navigation menu. Common menu items you will see in this navigation menu are the following:
Schedule
Roster
Stats
News
Coaches
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