Learning outcomes
- Explain how to use the sticky header and lesson controls.
- Complete the guided practice safely.
- Check that you can navigate without losing your place.
Academy Essentials
Course Navigation
Learn to use the sticky header and lesson controls and navigate without losing your place in this beginner-friendly website development lesson.
Before you begin
Work on a practice copy, keep filenames lowercase and hyphenated, and create a backup before changing a live website.
Step-by-step instructions
- Open the relevant project page, file or WordPress screen and confirm you are working on a safe practice copy.
- Move from Course Home to a lesson and back.
- Inspect the result using browser tools or WordPress Preview; do not publish yet.
- Check keyboard use, mobile layout, content accuracy, links, images and privacy where applicable.
- Confirm that you can navigate without losing your place, then save a clearly named version or backup.
Ian's practical tip: Preview first, test at desktop and mobile sizes, and keep a recoverable copy before publishing.
Practical activity
Move from Course Home to a lesson and back. The expected result is to navigate without losing your place.