Site-wide

Site header

The Site header offers easily recognisable elements (such as the logo) and the most essential functionality of every site (such as Language switcher or Search form). Additionally it can host the name of the site, the class name to which it belongs and the main navigation. The header is always placed at the top of the page.

The elements required in the site header are different depending wether it is the corporate, standardised or an harmonised website.

Standardised & harmonised config.

Anatomy table

No.Element/componentStandardisedHarmonisedDescription
1.EC Identity (logo)mandatorymandatoryLogo of the European Commission
2.LoginoptionaloptionalLogin component (*use the Login component only if your website allows visitors to login)
3.Language switchermandatoryoptionalLanguage select component through which users can select their desired language, on the left of the search form (*use a Language select component if your website supports multilingual content)
4.Search formmandatoryoptionalEnables the user to search and retrieve related information from using keywords
5.Class namemandatoryoptionalBanner indicating the parent class under which the site falls (*use a Class name component if the website you are creating or updating falls under one of the classes on the Commission Corporate site)
6.Site namemandatorymandatoryName of the website
7.MenuoptionaloptionalMain navigation of the website