Groundworx Navigation – Responsive Menu & Mobile Navigation Block vs Max Mega Menu

Groundworx Navigation is a powerful responsive navigation block for WordPress block themes. Build professional navigation menus, mobile-responsive hamburger menus, modal overlays, dropdown navigation, and sticky headers—all with native Gutenberg blocks. No coding required. Perfect for theme.json block themes, this navigation block gives you complete control over your site’s header navigation, mobile menu behavior, and responsive breakpoints. Why Choose Groundworx Navigation? Replace complex navigation plugins with a native Gutenberg block solution. Whether you need a simple navigation bar, mobile hamburger menu, full-screen modal overlay, or off-canvas slide-in drawer—Groundworx Navigation handles it all. Perfect for: * Block theme developers building custom navigation headers * Sites requiring mobile-first responsive navigation menus * Accessibility-focused WordPress navigation * Portfolio and business sites with sticky navigation headers * Multi-level navigation structures and deep site menus Key Features Native Gutenberg Navigation Block Build your navigation menu entirely in the WordPress Block Editor—no shortcodes, no legacy menu screens, just blocks. Four Responsive Layout Templates – Modal Navigation – Full-screen overlay menu for mobile devices – Modal Dropdown – Dropdown header navigation on desktop, modal on mobile – Slide-In Navigation – Off-canvas drawer navigation from right edge – Classic Navigation – Traditional navigation bar with hamburger menu collapse Multiple Menu Display Styles Accordion menus · Accordion Alt · List navigation · Vertical menus · Horizontal navigation bars — mix and match with any layout template. Smart Responsive Behavior Set responsive breakpoints (tablet, laptop, desktop, large-desktop) and watch your navigation automatically collapse to a hamburger menu or modal overlay at your chosen screen size. Flexible Position Controls Relative, Sticky Header, Fixed Navigation, or Scroll-Up Reveal—create sticky navigation headers without writing custom CSS. Accessibility-First Navigation Built-in focus traps, ESC key close, arrow-key navigation, and proper ARIA attributes make your menu accessible by default. Branding Integration Add Site Logo, Site Title, or Site Tagline blocks anywhere in your navigation header for seamless branding. Lightweight & Fast No jQuery bloat. Powered by WordPress’s native Interactivity API with vanilla JavaScript—no external libraries needed for responsive navigation. Submenu Controls * Control nesting depth (1-5 levels) for complex navigation structures * Indent or flatten submenu display * Hover or click to open dropdown submenus * Icon controls for submenu indicators Navigation Templates In Detail Modal Navigation Perfect for mobile-first sites. Creates a full-screen overlay navigation menu that slides in from the top or side. Ideal for clean, distraction-free mobile navigation. Modal Dropdown Navigation Best of both worlds: traditional dropdown navigation on desktop, modal overlay on mobile devices. Great for sites with many navigation items. Slide-In Navigation Off-canvas navigation drawer that slides in from the right edge. Popular for modern web apps and mobile-optimized sites. Classic Navigation Traditional horizontal navigation bar that collapses to a hamburger menu icon on smaller screens. The most familiar navigation pattern for users. Block Theme Ready Groundworx Navigation is built specifically for theme.json block themes. Works perfectly with: * Twenty Twenty-Four * Twenty Twenty-Five * Blockbase * Frost * Any FSE (Full Site Editing) block theme Note: Requires a theme.json-ready block theme. Not compatible with classic PHP themes.

Max Mega Menu is a complete menu management plugin for WordPress, built for the block editor, page builders and classic themes. Create new menus from scratch or enhance your existing ones. With Max Mega Menu you can add WordPress widgets, blocks or custom HTML to your sub menus, style everything with the built in theme editor, and fine tune behaviour with powerful settings. Place menus via a block, page builder element (Bricks, Breakdance, Divi & Elementor), shortcode, widget or wp_nav_menu. The result is a light weight, user friendly, accessible and touch ready mega menu with just a few clicks. Documentation & Demo: https://www.megamenu.com Mobile Native touch event support Built-in off-canvas mobile menu option Set your own responsive breakpoint For items with sub-menus, control what happens on first and second tap – open/close or open/follow link Option to hide sub-menus on mobile Customisable mobile toggle bar – adjust elements to match your site design Features Extends the native WordPress menu system Restores the Appearance > Menus screen in full site editing themes Supports multiple menu locations, each with its own configuration Fully customise menu styling with the built in theme editor Google Font support via integration with the WordPress 7.0 Font Library Organise sub-menu content into rows and columns with the grid layout builder Display any WordPress widget or Block Pattern in your menu Traditional Flyout or Mega Menu sub-menu styles Hover, hover intent, or click to open sub-menus Sub-menu transitions: fade, fade up, slide up, or slide Add icons to menu items Per item options: hide text, disable link, hide on mobile and more Align items to the left or right of the menu bar Align sub-menus to the left or right of their parent item Off-canvas (slide in from left or right) or standard dropdown mobile menu Place your menu via block, widget, shortcode, or automatic integration Native modules for Bricks, Breakdance, Divi & Elementor Accessibility Keyboard Navigation built in TAB activates keyboard navigation and navigates through the menu on both desktop and mobile ENTER or SPACE on a sub menu arrow indicator shows/hides the sub menu ESC closes all open sub menus Max Mega Menu is developed with a focus on code quality, performance and usability. No !important, inline or block CSS – menu locations are styled via a single static CSS file Less than 2kb of JavaScript (gzipped) Responsive, touch and retina ready Keyboard navigation supported Tested across all modern desktop and mobile browsers Low memory footprint Supports all core nav_menu_* filters (prefix with mega_) In-depth documentation included Basic support included with the free version Pro Features: Sliding Panels Mobile Menu Tabbed Mega Menus Sticky Menu Vertical & Accordion Menus Font Awesome & Custom Icons Custom Item Styling Menu Logo Search Box WooCommerce & EDD support Roles & Restrictions Extended mobile toggle blocks Automatic updates Priority Support Find out more: https://www.megamenu.com/upgrade/