The guideline
Where a menu, footer link group, sidebar, tab set or filter group appears on more than one page, keep its entries in the same relative order and the same place on every page, and call the same destination by the same label. Entries may be added or hidden on a given page, for example a sub-menu that belongs to one section, but the entries that remain keep their order. If a small screen needs a different order, make it different in the same way on every page. Build repeated groups from one shared template so they cannot drift apart.
Common failures
- Navigation that repeats across pages changes its order or its labels from one page type to another.
Where it applies
Pages
Devices
Why it matters, how to fix it, and the research behind it
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