{"id":340,"date":"2020-03-20T13:58:17","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T13:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pumpkinwebdesign.com\/web-design-manchester\/?p=340"},"modified":"2023-07-27T15:41:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T14:41:20","slug":"the-hamburger-menu-for-local-business-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pumpkinwebdesign.com\/web-design-manchester\/the-hamburger-menu-for-local-business-websites\/","title":{"rendered":"The hamburger menu for local business websites"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it comes to web design, trends and opinions are constantly changing and evolving. And some design choices completely polarise opinion. One such design choice is the hamburger menu. The chances are, you’ll have seen and used a hamburger menu on websites or apps. They’ve been around for a number of years now, and it seems that they are everywhere. But what is a hamburger menu, and why should you use one? Well,\u00a0here at Pumpkin Web Design Manchester<\/a>, we are Manchester’s leading web design<\/a> experts. We work with companies and businesses across Manchester, and the surrounding area, including Wigan<\/a> and Southport<\/a>, to provide web design<\/a> solutions that can help businesses grow. As a result, we have produced this guide to everything you should know about hamburger menus in web design.<\/p>\n

What is the hamburger menu?<\/h2>\n

First of all, what exactly are we talking about? Well, the hamburger menu has nothing to do with your favourite fast food establishment. Although it does take its name from the shape of a burger. Three horizontal lines, sitting on top of each other, just like this \u2630<\/strong>, indicate a symbol that can be clicked on to to unfold more information and navigation options. This makes it different from a usual menu bar, which is always on display.<\/p>\n

What are the advantages of the hamburger menu?<\/h3>\n

The hamburger menu has a lot of advantages going for it. These include:<\/p>\n