Highlight Important Actions in Navigation (VIDEO)
This tutorial helps you highlight important actions in your navigation menu. It ensures users can easily find key actions like Contact, Apply, or Donate when they need them.
This tutorial helps you highlight important actions in your navigation menu.
It ensures users can easily find key actions like Contact, Apply, or Donate when they need them. Most of the time, users already know what to do. They just need a clear path to get there.
The navigation menu is one of the first places users look when they want to take action. A featured navigation link gives one important action extra visibility across the site.
For an academic profile site, Contact is a useful action because visitors may want to reach the faculty member directly. Featured links work best for important, lasting actions users may need from anywhere on the site.
Use a short, action-oriented label that clearly tells users what they can do. A common mistake is choosing a label that is too vague or does not clearly describe the action.
Because the Featured link stands out, it should point to one of the site’s most important actions. The best featured navigation links are short, clear, and focused on a high-priority action.
Once you understand their purpose, featured navigation links become a simple way to guide users toward important next steps.
To learn more, visit the Highlight Actions in Navigation guide in the HarvardSites Design System website. Use one clear featured link to help users find an important next step. Happy building in HarvardSites.