How to Save Space in Your Header Using Toggle Icons with Divi

The way you design your header sets the tone for the rest of your website. That’s why it’s important to think of the way you add elements and interactions. Of course, you’ll want to include the basics like a logo and menu items, but chances are high you’ll want to include some other calls to action as well. However, the more items you add to your header, the more overwhelming the header can become. If you’re looking for a clean and interactive way to showcase different calls to action in your header, you’ll love this tutorial. Today, we’re showing you how to save space in your header using toggle icons. You’ll be able to download the JSON file for free as well!

Let’s get to it.

Preview

Before we dive into the tutorial, let’s take a quick look at the outcome across different screen sizes.

Desktop

Mobile

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1. Build Header Structure

Create New Global Header Template

Start by going to the Divi Theme Builder and start building a new global or custom header.

Add Section #1

Gradient Background

Once inside the template editor, you’ll notice a section. Open that section’s settings and apply a gradient background.

• Color 1: #ffffff
• Color 2: #eaeaea
• Gradient Type: Linear
• Gradient Direction: 90deg
• Start Position: 50%
• End Position: 50%

Spacing

Move on to the section’s design tab and remove all default top and bottom padding.

• Top Padding: 0px
• Bottom Padding: 0px

Box Shadow

Add a box shadow as well.

• Shadow Color: rgba(0,0,0,0.06)

Add New Row

Column Structure

Continue by adding a new row using the following column structure:

Sizing

Without adding any modules yet, open the row settings, move on to the design tab and change the sizing settings as follows:

• Use Custom Gutter Width: Yes
• Gutter Width: 1
• Equalize Column Heights: Yes
• Width: 100%
• Max Width: 100%
• Row Alignment: Center

Spacing

Remove all default top and bottom padding next.

• Top Padding: 0px
• Bottom Padding: 0px

Main Element CSS

Then, go to the advanced tab and apply some main element custom CSS code lines across different screen sizes. This code will help us vertically center the items on desktop.

Desktop:

display: flex;
place-items: center;

Tablet & Phone:

display: block;

Column 1 Settings

Spacing

Then, open the column 1 settings and apply some left and right padding.

• Left Padding: 5%
• Right Padding: 5%

Main Element

We’re changing the size of our column on desktop and bringing it back to “100%” on tablet and phone by applying some custom CSS to the column’s main element.

Desktop:

width: 88% !important

Tablet & Phone:

width: 100% !important;

Column 2 Settings

Background Color

Next, we’ll open the column 2 settings and change the background color to white.

• Background Color: #FFFFFF

Spacing

We’ll add some responsive padding values to the spacing settings of this column too.

• Top Padding:
  • Desktop: 50px
  • Tablet & Phone: 20px
• Bottom Padding
  • Desktop: 50px
  • Tablet & Phone: 20px
• Left Padding: 1%
• Right Padding: 1%

Main Element CSS

We’ll modify the second column’s size on desktop too. We’re bringing this back to “100%” on smaller screen sizes.

Desktop:

display: flex;
place-items: center;
width: 12% !important;

Tablet & Phone:

width: 100% !important;

Add Menu Module to Column 1

Select Menu

Time to add modules, starting with a Menu Module in column 1. Select a menu of your choice.

Upload Logo

Upload a logo next.

Remove Background Color

Then, remove the default background color.

Menu Text Settings

Move on to the module’s design tab and change the menu text settings accordingly:

• Menu Font: Playfair Display
• Menu Text Font: Playfair Display
• Menu Text Color: #000000
• Menu Text Size: 19px
• Menu Line Height: 1.4em
• Text Alignment: Right

Dropdown Menu Settings

Then, change the dropdown menu line color.

• Dropdown Menu Line Color: #ffffff

Icons Settings

Change the icon colors in the icons settings too.

• Shopping Cart Icon Color: #000000
• Search Icon Color: #000000
• Hamburger Menu Icon Color: #000000

Sizing

And complete the module settings by changing the sizing settings as follows:

• Logo Max Width: 200px
• Width: 100%
• Module Alignment: Center

Add Blurb Module #1 to Column 2

Leave Content Box Empty

On to the second column. To create the toggle icons, we’ll use Blurb Modules without the title and content. We’ll start by creating the first toggle icon and then reuse the module to add the other two toggle icons. Once you’ve added the Blurb Module, make sure the title and content box are empty.

Select Icon

Next, select an icon of your choice.

Icon Settings

Move on to the module’s design tab and change the icon settings as follows:

• Icon Color
  • Default: #dbdbdb
  • Hover: #000000
• Icon Placement: Top
• Icon Alignment: Center
• Use Icon Font Size: Yes
• Icon Font Size: 200%

Sizing

Modify the sizing settings too.

• Content Width: 100%
• Width: 32%

Main Element & Blurb Image CSS

And complete the module settings by adding two CSS code lines to the custom CSS options in the Blurb Module’s advanced tab.

Main Element:

display: inline-block;

Blurb Image:

margin-bottom: 0px !important

Clone Blurb Module Twice

Once you’ve completed the first toggle icon Blurb Module, you can clone it twice.

Change Icon

Make sure you change the icon in each duplicate.

2. Add Toggle Items

Add Section #2

Sizing

Now that we’ve set the foundation of our header, we still need to include the toggle items. To do that, we’ll add a new section right below the previous one. Open the section settings and make sure the height of this section is “0px”. This will help us prevent the section from taking up any space in our header design. The only reason we need this section is to show our toggle items.

• Height: 0px

Spacing

Move on to the section’s design tab and remove all default top and bottom padding.

• Top Padding: 0px
• Bottom Padding: 0px

Add New Row

Column Structure

Continue by adding a new row using the following column structure:

Sizing

Without adding any modules yet, open the row settings and modify the sizing settings as follows:

• Use Custom Gutter Width: Yes
• Gutter Width: 1
• Equalize Column Heights
• Width: 100%
• Max Width: 100%

Spacing

Remove all default top and bottom padding next.

• Top Padding: 0px
• Bottom Padding: 0px

Position

And reposition the entire row. Turning this row absolute will help us prevent the row from taking up any space in the design.

• Position: Absolute
• Location: Top Right Corner

Add Text Module #1 to Column 2

Add Phone Number to Content Box

Time to add the toggle items! First, we’ll add the phone number. Add a new Text Module to column 2 and insert the phone number in the content box.

Background Color

Add a black background color next.

• Background Color: #000000

Text Settings

Move on to the module’s design tab and change the text settings accordingly:

• Text Font: Playfair Display
• Text Color: #ffffff
• Text Size: 27px
• Text Alignment: Center

Sizing

Make sure the width is 100% too.

• Width: 100%

Spacing

Then, add some custom padding values to the spacing settings.

• Top Padding: 10%
• Bottom Padding: 10%
• Left Padding: 2%
• Right Padding: 2%

Clone Text Module

Once you’ve completed the first toggle item Text Module, clone it once.

Change Content to Email Address

Change the content in the content box.

Add Social Media Follow Module to Column 2

Add Social Networks of Choice

Then, add a Social Media Follow Module to column 2. Add as many social networks as you want.

Change Each Social Network’s Background Color to White

Then, change the background color to white for each social network individually.

• Background Color: #FFFFFF

Background Color

Then, come back to the general module settings and use a black background color.

• Background Color: #000000

Alignment

Move on to the module’s design tab and change the module alignment.

• Module Alignment: Center

Icon Settings

Change the icon color in the icons settings too.

• Icon Color: #000000

Sizing

Then, apply a “100%” width to the sizing settings.

• Width: 100%

Spacing

Apply some custom top and bottom padding too.

• Top Padding: 10%
• Bottom Padding: 10%

Border

And complete the module settings by adding some rounded corners to the border settings.

• All Corners: 100px

3. Add Functionality

Add Consecutive CSS IDs to Blurb Modules First Section

Now that all the elements are in place, we can start adding the toggle effect. The first thing you’ll need to do is open each Blurb Module individually and add a consecutive CSS ID.

• Blurb 1: header-cta-1
• Blurb 2: header-cta-2
• Blurb 3: header-cta-3

Add Consecutive CSS IDs to Toggle Items

Do the same thing for the toggle item modules. The number at the end of the CSS ID should match the CSS ID you used for the icons in the previous step.

• Text Module 1: header-item-1
• Text Module 2: header-item-2
• Social Media Follow Module: header-item-3

Add Absolute Position to All Toggle Items

And turn each one of the toggle items absolute one by one. We recommend you go to wireframe mode to do this.

• Position: Absolute
• Location: Top Right

Add Code Module to First Column of Section #1

Now that all CSS IDs are in place, we can add the code to make the click function work. Add a new Code Module right below the Menu Module in column 1.

Insert CSS Code

Add the following lines of CSS code between style tags as you can notice in the print screen below:

[id*="header-cta"]{
cursor: pointer;
}
[id*="header-item"] {
visibility: hidden;
opacity: 0;

-webkit-transition: all 0.5s ease;
-moz-transition: all 0.5s ease;
-o-transition: all 0.5s ease;
-ms-transition: all 0.5s ease;
transition: all 0.5s ease;
}
.show-item {
visibility: visible;
opacity: 1;
}
.highlight-icon{
color: #000 !important;
}

Insert JQuery Code

We’re adding some custom JQuery code too. Add the code between script tags as you can notice in the print screen below.

jQuery(function($){
$(document).ready(function(){
 
$('[id*="header-cta"]').click(function() {
 
var $selector = $(this).attr('id').replace('cta', 'item');
var $item = $('#' + $selector);
 
$item.toggleClass('show-item');
$('[id*="header-item"]').not($item).removeClass('show-item');

var $icon = $(this).find('.et-pb-icon');
var $allIcons = $('[id*="header-cta"]').find('.et-pb-icon');
  
$icon.toggleClass('highlight-icon');
$allIcons.not($icon).removeClass('highlight-icon');
  
});
 
});
});

4. Make Header + Toggle Items Sticky

Make Section #1 Sticky

Last but not least, you can also turn the header and toggle items sticky. To create the desired outcome, you’ll need to make sure both sections are sticky and the “Offset From Surrounding Sticky Elements” option is enabled. Make the first section sticky.

• Sticky Position: Stick to Top
• Bottom Sticky Limit: None
• Offset From Surrounding Sticky Elements: Yes
• Transition Default and Sticky Styles: Yes

Make Section #2 Sticky

And do the same for section 2. That’s it!

• Sticky Position: Stick to Top
• Bottom Sticky Limit: None
• Offset From Surrounding Sticky Elements: Yes
• Transition Default and Sticky Styles: Yes

Preview

Now that we’ve gone through all the steps, let’s take a final look at the outcome across different screen sizes.

Desktop

Mobile

Final Thoughts

In this post, we’ve shown you how to use toggle icons inside your header. As soon as someone clicks on an icon, a toggle item appears, which helps you save a lot of space in your header design. This approach focuses on user behavior and helps you prevent having to design an overwhelming header design. You were able to download the JSON file for free as well! If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment in the comment section below.

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