Developing a responsive mega menu in React
Blog post from LogRocket
Mega menus are an advanced form of navigation used on complex websites, offering an efficient way to access deeply nested content, often seen on large-scale sites like ecommerce and real estate platforms. The guide provides a detailed tutorial on creating a responsive and accessible mega menu from scratch using React, emphasizing the benefits over using UI libraries, such as full customization and control over design and functionality. It outlines the initial setup with a React project using Vite, the structuring of menu data, and the development of a MegaMenu component to handle both large and small screen displays. Additional features include implementing keyboard navigation, optimizing accessibility with ARIA roles, and ensuring the drawer closes appropriately in a single-page application environment. The guide concludes with strategies for enhancing user interaction through keyboard accessibility and ensuring seamless integration with modern React error tracking tools like LogRocket.