The Skip to Navigation Plugin creates a dropdown menu called Keyboard Navigation.
The menu is displayed at the top of the screen and includes links to the important places on the page of a website being viewed in a web browser.
Purpose: to enable keyboard and screen reader users to quickly jump to the desired location on the page by choosing from a list of options.
The Keyboard Navigation menu is always visible to screen readers.
But is not visible to keyboard users until triggered by means of the TAB key.
Landmarks displayed by the Keyboard Navigation Dropdown Menu
Main
The main body of the web page (enabling users bypass the menu and skip straight to the substance of a page).
Navigation
A well-configured Joomla! CMS installation (and Template) will separately identify each Menu when more than one exists on a page).
Breadcrumbs will also be listed.
Search
Footer
Location of copyright statement and usually a cookie bar.
Header
Location of the website banner (usually linked to the website Home Page).
Example Keyboard Navigation Dropdown Menu
The example shown below is taken from our own JOOMLERS.UK website.
Configure the Skip to Navigation Plugin
To open the Plugin screen, select Plugins from the Site Panel after signing in.
Open the Skip to Navigation Plugin screen
Click its name to open the screen.
Configure the Plugin
The default setting in a WYNCHCO Website Design = Both.
Screen readers can use the Skip to Navigation button in both the Front End and the Dashboard.
The Meaning of Accessibility
If you want to gain a better understanding of what is meant by Accessibility then please refer to this website's Accessibility Statement.
Read more: Accessibility Statement.
JOOMLERS.UK is sponsored by WYNCHCO Solutions
WYNCHCO Solutions help and support managers responsible for Joomla! CMS websites in UK business and third sector organisations across Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and North West England.
