Creating the Headers

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to create the headers.

Headers

From AppearanceStylesHeaders, configurations are made for each language and brand. Several options are configured on the Details page.

Choose whether to have the header always displayed on Desktop devices, select where the logo is displayed, and determine whether the header is to extend the full width of the site or centered.

From Header Style, you can choose to configure a custom header. Details are included later in this section.

If a custom header is not selected, you also enable the sign in the widget and local selector.

If a custom header is not selected, on the Details page, enable the sign in the widget and local selector options.
Example of a webpage with a Language dropdown list, displaying Deutsch (Deutschland), English (United States), and Espanol (Espana) options.

Header Logo

From the Logo page, upload the logo for the header.

When a candidate clicks the logo, they should be returned to the home page of the career site. For the Click URL (href) field, we recommend using the relative link (/) to represent "Home".

On the Logo tag, upload the logo for the header, give it a title, and alt text.

Header Menu

From the Menu page, build the links for the header.

On the Menu tab, build the links for the header with a drag-and-drop functionality.

Hint

To reorder links, drag and drop.

Header Links

To add the header links, choose Add and select the type of link you want to add:

  • Category link – Links to existing category pages.

  • Content – Links to existing category pages.

  • Cookie Consent Manager – Opens the Cookie Consent Manager.

  • External – Links to external sites or other pages in the career site.

  • Home Page – Links to existing home page. When brands are enabled, the home page link takes the user to that brand’s home page.

  • List – Displays a dropdown link.

  • TC Join – Links to subscribe page (Join Talent Community).

  • Top Jobs – Only used in the footer. The Top Jobs page contains system generated pages that correspond to the top job searches that directed users to the career site.

  • View All Jobs – The out-of-the box setting is only used in the footer.

In the Link Setup dialog box, select a type of a link from the dropdown list.

External Link Types

Use the External type to link to external site or to other pages on the Career Site Builder site.

When linking to an external site, always select YES for New Session, so that the page opens in a new window.

To link to another page on the CSB career site, select NO for New Session. See more information under View All Jobs.

In the Link Setup dialog box, turn the New Session toggle on to allow viewing job headers in the new tab.
In the Link Setup dialog box, turn the New Session toggle off to view All Jobs Header Links not Open in a New Tab.

Relative Links

When linking to another page on the career site, use relative links whenever possible so that the URL does not need to be replaced when moving the site from Stage to Production.

Some examples of relative links include the following:

  • / = Home pages: Often used for headers, footers, and logos, when placed on a different branded page.

    • /Red/ = Home page for the Red brand

  • /search/ = View All Jobs: Used in the Header, Featured Jobs component

    • /Red/search/ = View All Jobs for only the Red brand

In the Link Setup dialog box, specify relative links (/ or /Red/).

The first screen capture in the figure above shows how to create a header link to the Default Brand home page. The second screen displays how to link to the Red home page.

Note that locale is sticky, meaning that the locale does not need to be called out when using a relative link.

List Link Type

When you select the List link type, a dropdown list appears in the header. You can choose any Type link to add below this list.

For example, add "Career Opportunities" as a header link by using the List type, then choose +Add, and select the Category type link. All of the category pages are displayed and can be added to the dropdown list.

Another example is for a Why Work Here list link. When you choose +Add and select the Content type, all existing content pages display in the list to choose from.

Example of header links on a Best Run website and the Link Setup page where they were created.

View All Jobs Link Type

Note that the View All Jobs link type is only used in the footer. To add a link to view all jobs in the header or on the home page, such as the View All Jobs button in a Text or Featured Jobs component, use an external link, not the View All Jobs option. Do not open in a new session and use the relative link /search/.

Example of View All Jobs Link on a website and the Link Setup page where it was set up.

Landing Page Links

Most customers do not link to landing pages on their career site from within the site. For this reason, a link type is not provided for landing pages, so you will not be able to use a relative link. Use the External link type and link directly to the landing page URL.

Link to a Landing Page specified in the Source field.

When moving the site to production, you will need to manually replace any non-relative links from the stage environment, for example, links to landing pages.

Custom Headers

Customers can select additional customization options for the header by selecting Header Style: Custom from the Details page. A different header layout can be configured for each brand and locale, and for desktop and for mobile devices. Customers can have a mix of custom and default header styles on their career site.

To select additional customization options for the header, select Header Style – Custom from the Details page.

In this example, the customer requested that the logo appear at the top left with the menu options to the right. Below that, a line was added across the full width of the page. Below the line, a text box was added in the center of the page with the Sign in and Language component to the right.

The Best Run company's Custom Header Example.

To create this custom header, three rows were added. Each row can hold a maximum of four components. For this example, the Header Menu was expanded to fill three slots, the Line spans all four slots, and the Text component spans the middle two slots. Once created, currently the rows and components cannot be moved, so plan the header carefully before beginning to configure.

View the figure, Custom Header Editor: Desktop Layout, to see how the example was configured.

Custom Header Editor: Desktop Layout as explained above.

Custom Header Configuration

The components that can be added to a custom header are as follows:

  • Image

  • Line

  • Menu

  • Sign-In and Language

  • Text

Add components to a custom header. Choose between Image, Line, Logo, Menu, Sign-In and Language, and Text.

The Sign-in and Language component is required. Some components have a Styles menu. See the figure, Custom Header: Styles tab, which displays the options available from the Styles menu for the Menu component.

The logo for a custom header can be added from either the Logo component or Image component. To use a logo that is optimized for different display settings (such as desktop and mobile), use the Logo component.

In Custom Header, Styles Tab, the options available.

Summary

  • Where headers are configured and core settings: In Appearance → Styles → Headers, headers are set up per language and brand. On the Details page, you choose options like desktop visibility, logo placement, and whether the header is full-width or centered; if you don’t use a custom header, you can enable the built-in Sign In widget and locale selector.
  • Logo + menu links and URL best practices: Upload the logo and set its click URL to the career site home using the relative link /. Build header navigation links (drag-and-drop to reorder) using link types like Category, Content, External, Home Page, List (dropdown), TC Join, Cookie Consent Manager; use relative links (e.g., /, /Red/, /search/, /Red/search/) to avoid changes when moving from Stage to Production and because locale is "sticky." Open external sites in a new session, but keep internal links in the same session.
  • Custom headers and limitations: Selecting Header Style: Custom lets you design different header layouts by brand/locale and desktop/mobile using rows (max 4 components per row). Components include Image, Line, Menu, Text, and Sign-In and Language (required); plan carefully since rows/components can’t be moved after creation. For logos optimized per device, use the Logo component (or Image for a simple logo).