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Navigation (secondary)

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Overview

Persistent wayfinding navigation for linking related pages below <rh-navigation-primary>. Provides role="navigation" with a configurable aria-label and light/dark color palettes. On mobile, items collapse behind a menu button. Keyboard navigation with Tab, Escape, Enter/Space. Should contain logo, nav (<ul>), and optional cta slots. Avoid using more then 5 nav items.

import '@rhds/elements/rh-navigation-secondary/rh-navigation-secondary.js';
import '@rhds/elements/rh-cta/rh-cta.js';
 
<rh-navigation-secondary>
  <a href="#" slot="logo" id="logo-id" aria-current="page">
    Logo/Title
  </a>
  <ul slot="nav" aria-labelledby="logo-id">
    <li>
      <rh-navigation-secondary-dropdown>
        <a href="#dropdown-fallback-url" slot="link">Dropdown</a>
        <rh-navigation-secondary-menu slot="menu">
<rh-navigation-secondary-menu-section>
  <h3 slot="header">Section</h3>
  <ul slot="links">
    <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
  </ul>
  <rh-cta slot="cta" href="#">Section CTA</rh-cta>
</rh-navigation-secondary-menu-section>
<rh-navigation-secondary-menu-section>
  <h3 slot="header">Section</h3>
  <ul slot="links">
    <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
  </ul>
  <rh-cta slot="cta" href="#">Section CTA</rh-cta>
</rh-navigation-secondary-menu-section>
        </rh-navigation-secondary-menu>
      </rh-navigation-secondary-dropdown>
    </li>
    <li>
      <rh-navigation-secondary-dropdown>
        <a href="#dropdown-fallback-url" slot="link">Dropdown</a>
        <rh-navigation-secondary-menu slot="menu">
<ul>
  <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
</ul>
        </rh-navigation-secondary-menu>
      </rh-navigation-secondary-dropdown>
    </li>
    <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
  </ul>
  <rh-cta slot="cta" href="#">Call to Action</rh-cta>
</rh-navigation-secondary>

<link rel="stylesheet" href="../rh-navigation-secondary-lightdom.css">
 
import { Cta } from "@rhds/elements/react/rh-cta/rh-cta.js";
import { NavigationSecondary } from "@rhds/elements/react/rh-navigation-secondary/rh-navigation-secondary.js";
import { NavigationSecondaryDropdown } from "@rhds/elements/react/rh-navigation-secondary-dropdown/rh-navigation-secondary-dropdown.js";
import { NavigationSecondaryMenu } from "@rhds/elements/react/rh-navigation-secondary-menu/rh-navigation-secondary-menu.js";
import { NavigationSecondaryMenuSection } from "@rhds/elements/react/rh-navigation-secondary-menu-section/rh-navigation-secondary-menu-section.js";

// NOTE: React 19+ does not require these wrapper imports.
// You can use the custom elements directly as-is.

export const Demo = () => (
  <NavigationSecondary>
    <a href="#" slot="logo" id="logo-id" aria-current="page">Logo/Title</a>
    <ul slot="nav" aria-labelledby="logo-id">
      <li>
        <NavigationSecondaryDropdown>
<a href="#dropdown-fallback-url" slot="link">Dropdown</a>
<NavigationSecondaryMenu slot="menu">
  <NavigationSecondaryMenuSection>
    <h3 slot="header">Section</h3>
    <ul slot="links">
      <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
      <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
      <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
    </ul>
    <Cta slot="cta" href="#">Section CTA</Cta>
  </NavigationSecondaryMenuSection>
  <NavigationSecondaryMenuSection>
    <h3 slot="header">Section</h3>
    <ul slot="links">
      <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
      <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
      <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
    </ul>
    <Cta slot="cta" href="#">Section CTA</Cta>
  </NavigationSecondaryMenuSection>
</NavigationSecondaryMenu>
        </NavigationSecondaryDropdown>
      </li>
      <li>
        <NavigationSecondaryDropdown>
<a href="#dropdown-fallback-url" slot="link">Dropdown</a>
<NavigationSecondaryMenu slot="menu">
  <ul>
    <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
  </ul>
</NavigationSecondaryMenu>
        </NavigationSecondaryDropdown>
      </li>
      <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
      <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
    </ul>
    <Cta slot="cta" href="#">Call to Action</Cta>
  </NavigationSecondary>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="../rh-navigation-secondary-lightdom.css" />
);

Controls the visual color palette of the navigation bar. Valid values: 'lighter' (default) for light environments, 'dark' for dark environments. Light-family values ('light', 'lightest') map to 'lighter'; dark-family values ('darker', 'darkest') map to 'dark'. Should match the surrounding page color scheme. Defaults to 'lighter'.

Sets the aria-label on the internal <nav> element for screen readers. USE a descriptive label like the product name (e.g. "OpenShift navigation"). Must be unique if multiple navigations exist on the page. Defaults to 'secondary'.

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When to use

  • When you need to better organize a content structure
  • When you need to provide a more granular navigation that is specific to a topic
  • When you need to prevent other navigations from getting overloaded

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