{"id":19996,"date":"2023-11-29T08:37:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T13:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/?p=19996"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:16:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T17:16:31","slug":"coming-out-on-top-the-new-top-nav-menu-in-cutheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/2023\/coming-out-on-top-the-new-top-nav-menu-in-cutheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming out on top: the new top nav menu in cuTheme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Coming out on top: the new top nav menu in cuTheme\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

One exciting development we can\u2019t wait to bring to you with cuTheme is the top navigation menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top refers to the position of the navigation in the new template – it runs horizontally across the top of all your pages. It is a real leap for us as well as for you, but once you start looking at what most other major websites do in terms of positioning their site menus, you will quickly find that most big-hitters have already adopted this approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you read your news on the CBC<\/a>, The New York Times<\/a>, or CNN<\/a>, buy your clothes at Old Navy<\/a> or Nordstrom\u2019s<\/a>, or dine at Del Monico\u2019s<\/a> or MacDonald\u2019s<\/a>, you are going to find that top nav menus have become the norm. We are adopting the top nav menu for many reasons including consistency of look and feel, availability of more real estate for your content on the page, and improvement of accessibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best thing on the menu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s take a look at the benefits in detail:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accessibility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This menu is in the same place on every site AND when you scroll down the page<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Usability<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As we say, an accessible website is a usable website: those same reasons that help people with disabilities help any<\/strong>one browsing a ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ site<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consistency<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Now people will enjoy the same position for the menu on all cuTheme sites, plus other major sites such as Students, Admissions, and Graduate Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Real estate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Removing the left hand nav means we can use much more of the page \u2013 and look out some additional widening options in cuTheme<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resourcing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Web developers in our team no longer have to check every template change works with top and left nav as they do with Framework at the moment. this means more time to develop the new features you request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to get to the top in website layout<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Start by looking at the pages on your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n