Web Development
Web Developer Guidelines
Visual Design Recommendations

Checkpoint 9.7 - Core

Global navigation appears on every page

WCAG 1.0 Priority 2

WCAG Guideline 13. Provide clear navigation mechanisms.

A navigation mechanism creates a set of paths a user may take through the website. Providing navigation bars, site maps, and search features all increase the likelihood that a user will reach the information they seek on the site.

Requirement

Ensure that global navigation appears on every web page.

Checking Tool

View the web page in a browser to check that global navigation consistently appears in every page.

Information Source

The original source of this information is located on the W3C web site  (www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-TECHS/#tech-nav-bar)

 

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