Adding a Sticky Nav Menu to your Website

Data shows that websites with a sticky nav menu are 22% faster to navigate...

Data shows that websites with a sticky nav menu are 22% faster to navigate by eliminating the need to scroll back to the top of the page. Several studies have shown that users prefer a website with a sticky nav to one without it 100% of the time without being told of the difference between websites. All data supports that your website should have a sticky nav so this article will show you how to do just that. Enjoy.

Below is the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to add a sticky navigation menu to your website.

Step 1 - Add the HTML below to populate your website navigation

<nav class="navbar navbar-default navbar-fixed-top">
  <div class="container">
    <div class="navbar-header">
      <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbar" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="navbar">
        <span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span>
        <span class="icon-bar"></span>
        <span class="icon-bar"></span>
        <span class="icon-bar"></span>
      </button>
      <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">
        <img src="https://www.solodev.com/core/fileparse.php/257/urlt/logo.png" alt="Logo Solodev">
      </a>
    </div>
    <div id="navbar" class="navbar-collapse collapse navbar-right">
      <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
        <li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
        <li><a href="#about">About</a></li>
        <li><a href="#contact">Contact</a></li>
        <li class="dropdown">
          <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Dropdown <span class="caret"></span></a>
          <ul class="dropdown-menu">
            <li><a href="#">Action</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Another action</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Something else here</a></li>
            <li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
            <li class="dropdown-header">Nav header</li>
            <li><a href="#">Separated link</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">One more separated link</a></li>
          </ul>
        </li>
      </ul>
      <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
        <li><a href="./">Fixed top <span class="sr-only">(current)</span></a></li>
      </ul>
    </div><!--/.nav-collapse -->
  </div>
</nav>
    
<div class="container">
  <!-- Main component for a primary marketing message or call to action -->
  <div class="jumbotron">
    <h1>Sticky Nav</h1>
    <p>This example is a quick exercise to illustrate how a sticky top navigation works. Also included is the responsive CSS and HTML, so it also adapts to your viewport and device.</p>
    <p>To see the sticky navbar in action, just scroll.</p>
  </div>
</div> <!-- /container -->

Step 2 - Add the CSS below to the main stylesheet of your website

body {
  min-height: 2000px;
  padding-top: 70px;
}
.navbar-default {
  background-color: #222;
  border: none;
}
.navbar-default .navbar-nav>li>a,
.navbar-default .navbar-nav>li>a:hover {
  color: #fff;
}
.navbar-default .navbar-nav>li>a:hover {
  background-color: #0392CC;
}
.navbar-brand {
  height: auto;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.navbar-brand>img {
  padding-top: 11px;
  width: 130px;
  margin-right: 5px;
}

Step 3 - Add the includes below to your website

<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.4/jquery.min.js"></script>

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