# Best Practices for Drop Down Menus

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/best-practices-for-drop-down-menus/26057>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [March 31, 2019, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/best-practices-for-drop-down-menus/26057 "2019-03-31T15:50:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![dropgates](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dropgates/32/34206_2.png) [@dropgates](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dropgates)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/best-practices-for-drop-down-menus/26057/1 "2019-03-31T15:50:17Z")

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What is the best practice for making 1st level dropdown menu items inactive? I’m using the [Navigation stack](https://store.yuzool.com/item/navigation-stack) from @yuzool a lot and was curious what people were doing to keep visitors from going to a blank page. I usually create an Offsite page in RW, turn that page into a blank theme and direct the link to an active page.

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**Author:** ![robbeattie](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/robbeattie/32/78_2.png) [@robbeattie](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/robbeattie)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/best-practices-for-drop-down-menus/26057/2 "2019-03-31T16:02:54Z")

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I tend to use the NoLink stack from Marathia.

Rob

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**Author:** ![dropgates](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dropgates/32/34206_2.png) [@dropgates](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dropgates)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/best-practices-for-drop-down-menus/26057/3 "2019-03-31T16:43:39Z")

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I was using the Redirect stack from DL prior to RW’s upgrade.

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**Author:** ![dropgates](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dropgates/32/34206_2.png) [@dropgates](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dropgates)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/best-practices-for-drop-down-menus/26057/4 "2019-03-31T16:48:20Z")

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The notes on Marathia’s page says it doesn’t work well with Foundation and most of my projects lately have been in Foundation.

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**Author:** ![NeilUK](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/neiluk/32/23434_2.png) [@NeilUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/NeilUK)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/best-practices-for-drop-down-menus/26057/5 "2019-03-31T17:08:53Z")

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If you’re using Foundation, just name the page `<header>Page Name</header>`.

![31](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/2X/5/532d78858415b6dc5f3dbe57f53f843fbb01894a.png)

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**Author:** ![dropgates](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dropgates/32/34206_2.png) [@dropgates](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dropgates)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 11:09pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/best-practices-for-drop-down-menus/26057/6 "2019-03-31T23:09:51Z")

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Doing that with the Navigation stack drops the dropdown icon below the page name.

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**Author:** ![NeilUK](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/neiluk/32/23434_2.png) [@NeilUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/NeilUK)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2019, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/best-practices-for-drop-down-menus/26057/7 "2019-04-01T05:58:06Z")

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Sorry, I incorrectly assumed you were using the Foundation Top Bar.

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**Author:** ![DaveFox](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/davefox/32/129_2.png) [@DaveFox](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/DaveFox)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2019, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/best-practices-for-drop-down-menus/26057/8 "2019-04-01T06:36:08Z")

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I use yuzool Navigation with an offsite page - works.

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**Author:** ![yuzool](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/yuzool/32/195_2.png) [@yuzool](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/yuzool)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2019, 1:54am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/best-practices-for-drop-down-menus/26057/9 "2019-04-06T01:54:21Z")

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Great use of offsite page by @DaveFox and @dropgates

Also Eric - if you use “hover” the “doable parent item” option might be what you are looking for?

![13](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/2X/d/df81fbc76f4b4f2badfbea1cfd886c953a86d006.png)

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/system/32/25301_2.png) [@system](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2019, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/best-practices-for-drop-down-menus/26057/10 "2019-05-06T11:54:24Z")

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