A new navigation for STLtoday.com
We’ve streamlined the way the navigation works at the top of STLtoday.com.
In the past, each channel would open a drop-down menu when you moused over it. The dropdown gave details of every blog, column and forum available in that channel. Unfortunately, that dropdown also obscured much of the content on the page.Now, each channel reveals a narrow menu bar when you mouse over it. The menus lead you to highlights within the section, rather than a complete index of the section.
We hope the new change:
* makes it easier for you to find what your looking for.
* leads to faster page loading.
* increases your satisfaction with STLtoday.com.
* builds traffic for our site.
Some of you appreciated having the thorough index at the top of the site. But many of you complained that it was simply too much. As Josh Johnston of Hazelwood wrote: “I can appreciate the notion of having every single column and option available at the top, but it’s a pain to navigate.” Or, as Arnie Kaufman of Wentzville suggested: “The pop-up menus are too large and annoying.”
Now you can get to headlines and breaking news throughout the site more quickly. Just click on the channel (Sports, News, Business, etc.)
If you want to get to your favorite blog or column, you can mouse over the appropriate channel, the click on Blogs, Columns or Forums. That will take you to the right spot.
Note: If the new navigation isn’t immediately showing up for you, try holding down the control and shift keys and refreshing the page. That should clear out the old styles on the page and allow the new navigation to work.
Do you have other suggestions about STLtoday.com navigation? Please leave your comments below.
Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuu! Personally, I like the new layout much better. I’m sure there will be some who won’t like it though. I really was annoyed with that big dropdown covering the page.