Customize Your Site's Navigation Styling: Complete Guide to Link Design and Formatting

Customize Your Site's Navigation Styling: Complete Guide to Link Design and Formatting

By Michael Turner

December 13, 2024 at 11:35 AM

Navigation links are a crucial part of your site's structure, typically displayed at the top of your website. Here's how to customize them effectively:

Finding Navigation Style Options

In Version 7.1:

  • Navigate to the header editor to modify layout, colors, spacing, and mobile display
  • Access Site styles for font and size adjustments

In Version 7.0:

  • Open the Design panel and click Site styles
  • Look for tweaks containing "Navigation"
  • Hover over navigation links in preview to highlight relevant options

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Font and Size Customization

Version 7.1:

  1. Open Site styles > Fonts
  2. Click Assign styles
  3. Select Site navigation
  4. Choose Custom for font changes
  5. Adjust size using presets or custom rem values

Version 7.0:

  • Click the v icon next to tweak name
  • Modify font name, style, size, line height, and letter spacing

Color Customization

Version 7.1:

  1. Open header editor
  2. Click Style
  3. Select Navigation color

Version 7.0:

  1. Open Site styles > Colors
  2. Edit color theme for site header
  3. Adjust Navigation links tweak

Layout and Mobile Display

  • Layout options vary by template (horizontal/vertical positioning)
  • Mobile navigation collapses into a menu icon (☰) or "Menu" text
  • Customize mobile display through header editor (Version 7.1) or site styles (Version 7.0)

Tips for Mobile Navigation:

  • Keep navigation titles concise
  • Consider using dropdowns for related pages
  • Adjust mobile breakpoint settings when available
  • Hide menu icons through site styles in supported templates

For optimal navigation display:

  • Test across different devices
  • Ensure consistent branding
  • Consider user experience in both desktop and mobile views
  • Monitor navigation performance and adjust as needed

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