Optional navigation ('Quick Links' and 'See also')
Optional types of navigation support the primary navigation and link to pages external to your site.
Optional navigation on home pages
On home pages this is usually a list of quick links which provide quick access to pages within the site for frequent users. They appear visually as a tab below the main navigation.
Checkpoints
- Quick Links are positioned below the main navigation.
- The block title can not be a link and displays as a tab.
- All links are plain text and bulleted.
Example - School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Optional navigation on pages within a website
On lower level pages, a block of navigation often titled 'Related Links' or 'See Also' is used for links to other pages on other sites. These appear in an optional right hand side column.
Example - Management - Course advice page
Checkpoints
- Optional navigation is positioned on the right hand side using the in-built style (border with no background colour).
- The block title can not be a link and displays as a H4 heading on a white background.
- The links are bullet list of links (uses in-built arrow style).