{"id":3801,"date":"2020-11-11T17:35:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T00:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/webguide\/?p=3801"},"modified":"2026-01-13T11:55:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T18:55:23","slug":"organize-related-content-with-section-navigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/webguide\/2020\/11\/11\/organize-related-content-with-section-navigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Organize related content with section navigation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/webguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/11\/web_navigation_111220_1300.jpg\" alt=\"compass on top of a computer keyboard\" class=\"wp-image-3822\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-section-navigation\">What is section navigation?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Section navigation displays vertical menu that appears at the top-right of one or more series of pages on desktops or laptops (on mobile devices it appears as a new menu accessed by tapping at the upper-right of the screen).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/oit\/print-at-boise-state\/broncoprint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Here&#8217;s one example of how section navigation appears<\/a> for related BroncoPrint pages on the OIT website:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-519 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/webguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-23-at-11.15.59-AM-1024x384.png\" alt=\"Example of Section Navigation\" class=\"wp-image-519\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Section navigation is used to group related content about BroncoPrint on the OIT website.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The links added by the section navigation menu are typically groups of related pages, but outgoing links can be added as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A site can have several different section navigation menus, but a page can only exist in one section navigation menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-section-navigation-in-practice\">Section navigation in practice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Common uses for section navigation include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Handy links to go back and forth between related pages (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/webguide\/publishing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Webguide \u2013 Publishing<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An easy-to-view list of pages, such as projects or studies (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/drycreek\/dry-creek-data\/\">Department of Geosciences Drycreek study site<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outlining steps in a complex process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready to create section navigation? 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