@ecl/eu-component-navigation-menu v1.11.0

Navigation menus

When and how to use this component

The horizontal menu is used to display the first 2 levels of pages within a website's architecture.

For levels 3 and below the menu should be complemented by using navigation blocks to drill down to sub-pages.

Guidelines

Amount of Items

Due to limited horizontal space, especially on low resolution screens, the number of items on the first level of the menu should be 3-5 items.

Labeling

Labels on the first level of the menu should be simple and composed of 1 to 3 words (for the English language version of the menu).

Using 3 words should be an exception when you want to refer to two related topics (e.g. News and events / Contracts and funding).

When to use this component

• if you need an alternative to the listing navigation blocks
• only for improved sites
• only with a basic page header
• below the basic page header
• on every page of the website

Do not use this component

• with a default page header

Resources

• https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/wiki/Using_ARIA_menus
• https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/menus/
• https://dequeuniversity.com/library/aria/menus/megamenu
• https://github.com/adobe-accessibility/Accessible-Mega-Menu
• https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/5124/what-are-good-rules-for-naming-menu-items/5126
• https://thrivehive.com/navigation-menu-best-practices