The left hand navigation is removed for demonstrating this component as a home page.
Overview
The top stripe of Website Design System is used to place the name of your website. This shows on all pages of your website.
Feature showcase
Government of South Australia (GOSA) logo
The Government of South Australia logo is mandatory unless an exemption is sought from your CE and communications division.
Name of site or branding
You have the option of either a text version of your agency name or a graphic branding.
Things to note are that the stripe only has limited vertical space so if looking at a branding option it must be developed in a horizontal format.
Search
Search options here are between a basic built-in search (perfect for smaller sites) or a funnelback search which is an enterprise level search engine which over a multitude of features. This is the best option if you have a medium to large site.
Menu type
Hamburger
A hamburger menu is called that because it lists the site navigation in a verticle overlayed stack like ingredients on a hamburger. Universally it is identified on button by an icon made up of three horizontal lines.
Drop down
This is a navigation stripe directly under the header stripe. It has a "return to home" icon and the top level assets or pages.
Mega menu
This is an option for large scale websites for displaying a lot of content in a drop-down menu while keeping a clean layout
Add this feature to your site
Guide to adding top stripe options (requires log-in)
Top accessibility tip
If not marked as decorative, all images must have alternative (or alt) text to describe the information or function of the image: accessibility.sa.gov.au/your-role/content/images