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The primary navigation (located at /_site/primary-nav) contains links and dropdown menus that allow visitors to browse through the main sections of your site.

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Although the existence of the primary-nav asset in Cascade is required, displaying a primary nav on your site is optional. For small, simple sites, a primary navigation may be unnecessary.

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Changes made to the primary navigation can be made live by simply publishing the primary-nav asset. No need to republish your entire site.

Nav items

Each link or dropdown toggle that appears in the primary navigation is a Nav item.

Displaying nav items

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Selection

What this means

What this triggers

Yes

A primary navigation will be displayed on your site.

Causes the Nav item Data Definition group to display.

No

A primary navigation will not be used on your site

N/A

Choosing nav item type

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Selection

What this means

What this triggers

Link

A link will be added to the primary navigation.

Causes the Link Data Definition group to display.

Dropdown menu

A dropdown menu will be added to the primary navigation.

Causes the Dropdown menu Data Definition group to display.

Links are defined using the Text link pattern.

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You can add as many link groups as you need.

β†’ Details: Proliferating Data Definition items

Note

Be mindful of limited horizontal screen real estate when adding link groups.

Adding a link group heading

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Selection

What this means

What this triggers

Yes

A heading will be displayed above the link group.

Causes the Heading Data Definition group to display.

No

A heading will not be displayed above the link group.

N/A

Heading > Text

Note

Only displayed if Add a heading is set to β€˜Yes’

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You can add as many links as you need.

β†’ Details: Proliferating Data Definition itemsitems