Navigation is one of the most vital components of a well-designed responsive website. After all, if users can’t easily get to where they want to go, your bounce rate stats will not be pretty. That being said, responsive navigation is also a quite complex and hotly debated subject. There are several possible implementations and varying degrees of evidence of how user-friendly they are.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at some WordPress themes and plugins that are using different types of responsive navigation. We’ll cover the different navigation types, explore their benefits and discuss the types of sites they are best suited for.
The ‘Hamburger’ Menu
The most common type of navigation you’ll find on mobile-friendly websites, the so-called Hamburger menu appears as a simple, humble icon. Its three horizontal lines resemble the popular sandwich – thus the nickname. When tapped (or clicked), the menu reveals itself in a nice and neat accordion layout underneath.
The appeal of the Hamburger menu is its utter simplicity and its ability to save precious screen real estate. For example, take a look at the houzez theme’s implementation:
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Source: https://managewp.org/articles/13439/exploring-the-current-responsive-navigation-trends-in-wordpress
source https://williechiu40.wordpress.com/2016/09/21/exploring-the-current-responsive-navigation-trends-in-wordpress/
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