People usually are interested in using new technologies but using them has pros and cons for everyone. using new technologies in website designing may have a huge impact (positive or negative) on your online business. So, you must be considered it.
The hamburger menu is a new technology in the world of website design. Most of our clients in Chidma company are interested to use it and some of them are not familiar with it. Because of the important role of the menu bar in the success of a website, we decided to give you a brief overview of the hamburger menu.
we believe that after reading this article you can make a correct decision about your website. so, join us in this article.
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What is The Hamburger Menu In Web Designing?
A hamburger menu is a new technology in website design. This menu is like a hamburger bread with three lines in the mid of it. After clicking on this menu, a sign of multiplication will be appeared on it (instead of those three lines). The menu options are hidden behind the sign hamburger. The users can see them only after clicking on them.
The Advantages Of Hamburger Menus In Website Design?
First, come on to speak about the pros of designing a hamburger menu. We are sure that you are interested to know about the abilities that this new technology will gift to your website. so, let’s get going to find out about them.
• The Hamburger Menu Occupies A Little Space On Your Website
The space is the most important anxiety of website designers, especially when they are trying to design a mobile or a responsive version of a website. designing a functional menu on a small page with a lot of important content is a hard job. In this situation, the hamburger menu is the saviour of the website designers.
• You Can Design A More Attractive Page With A Hamburger Menu
The minimalist is the popular policy in website design. Most professional web designers believe that a website with only the main elements for communication and critical functions have more efficient than a website with a lot of images and content on a small page.
When you use the hamburger menu, you will have the opportunity to design your website based on minimalist principles. You can see pro examples of pages with hamburger menus that are designed by the expert team of Chidma company.
• Designing A Functional Menu With A Lot Of Options By Using The Hamburger Menu
Imagine that you want to design a menu for an eCommerce website with more than ten classifications of products. Needless to say, your goal is for users not only attracted to the more popular products, but also you try that user can find their intended products easily and quickly. It will be possible if you get help from a hamburger menu.
• A Hamburger Menu is Common for Most Uses
The problem with using new technology in website designing is that most users aren’t familiar with it so using an unchartered option on your website may have a bad impact on the efficiency of your online business. The good news is that users are familiar with the hamburgers menu and can find it easily on the website.
• Avoiding Confusing The Users By Designing A Hamburger Menu On Your Website
As mentioned above the space is the most anxiety of website designers. Sometimes you have to set a lot of subjects on your page but you couldn’t place all of them on the menu or page. in this situation, you can use a hamburger menu along with a classic menu on your page. users can find some second options on the hamburger menu without confusion on your website.
The Disadvantage Of Hamburger Menus In Website Designing?
After finding the pros of designing a hamburger menu, you must know that it also can make some problems for your website! These problems could be things like:
• Using Of Hamburger Menu is Difficult for Some Users
However, clicking on a hamburger menu may be simple, but some users are very lazy and avoid doing it. they prefer to leave your page without visiting your menu. It is the same as your customers leave your restaurant without reading your menu!!!
• The Hamburger Menu May Hide Your Menu Options for Users
The advantage of using the classic menu is that users can see the classification and different parts of your website quickly all along. But when you use a hamburger menu, just a part of the viewers is interested to click on it and see the options of your website.
So, using the hamburger menu has the risk of that you lose neutral users but when you use the classic menu, some neutral users may be interested to see others pages of your website by seeing your menu options.
• Some Users May Not See Your Hamburger Menu
However, the hamburger menu is common but some users are not familiar with it and they couldn’t find your website menu. They will leave your page with any affording to test different buttons on the page for finding the menu.
• Setting The Options Of The Hamburger Menu is Difficult
If you need to submenu policy, you must know that however, building a hamburger menu with a lot of submenus is possible, but it is a hard task. You need a professional website designer to do it. Our expert web design team in Chidma company are here to help you with this issue. You can see some examples of our professional hamburger menu by clicking here.
• The Hamburger Menu May Reduce The Interaction Between Users and The Website
Researches show that the hamburger menu is more popular among mobile users and only 27% of desktop users are interested to click on a hamburger menu. So before deciding on the menu of your website, we suggest you think about the taste of your viewers: most of them will visit you on a desktop computer or a cellphone.
When You Can Use The Hamburger Menu In Your Website Design?
Now, you know the pros and cons of using a hamburger menu on your website. in this part, we want to help you make your correct decision more easily. We will show you the situations that are better if you design a hamburger menu on your website. so, let’s get going!
• Use The Hamburger Menu for Hiding The Second Options
If you have some second options that you are interested to present on your website but you don’t like to make crowded your menu, in this situation, you can get help from the hamburger menu for placing your second options.
• Use A Hamburger Menu for Saving The Main Appearance Of Your Website Pages
Sometimes you have enough space on your page to design an extended menu but it may make crowded your page and users to get absent-mind from the critical options. In this situation, a hamburger menu will help you to guide your users to the main purpose of your website.
When You Must Avoid Designing A Hamburger Menu On Your Website?
In this part, we will speak with you about the situations that are better to avoid a hamburger menu. We are sure that after reading this part you will be ready to make a correct decision about the menu of your website. so, keep reading!
• Using The Hamburger Menu May Hide The Main Characters Of Your Page
If the options on your menu are critical, never use a hamburger menu. It is better to show them all. In this situation, more users will be attracted to visit the various pages of your website.
• Users Have To Do A Lot Of Clicks
If users have to click on some critical options on your website, it is better that you reduce the clicking numbers. In this situation designing a hamburger menu is not a good policy for your website and may reduce its UX index of it.
Conclusion
In the present article, we tried to show you the pros and cons of designing a hamburger menu on a website. now you know about the better situation for using a hamburger menu and the situations t you must avoid of it.
If you have any question about this issue, the expert team of Chidma company are ready to help you, you can be connected with us by typing your questions in the left-side chat box or clicking here. We look forward to answering your questions and solving your problems in the field of website design.
