Build a smart mobile navigation without hacks

Figuring out the best way to optimise navigation for mobile devices is downright challenging. Our community has come up with a ton of different approaches for addressing this issue, each with its own set of pros and cons.

In the past, I’ve frequently advocated for converting traditional list-based navigation into a select for mobile (see example below). It’s a simple concept that is easy to implement and I love the elegance of the approach, but the fact that you need to rely on JavaScript to make it usable never really sat well with me. Being an ardent advocate of progressive enhancement, I knew there had to be a better way.

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