Harmonised templates

Site header

The Harmonised group 1 site header is present on every page. It communicates the European Commission brand and provides basic structure and guidance, to be placed at the top of the page.

Anatomy

Anatomy of harmonised group 1 site header
ComponentMandatoryDescription
European Commission logoyeslogo of the European Commission
loginoptionallogin component for ECAS account
* use a Login component if your website has a user database
language selectoptionallanguage select component through which users can select their desired language, on the left of the search form
* use a Language select component if your website supports multilingual content
Europa search formoptionalenables the user to search and retrieve related information from the database using keywords
class nameoptionalbanner indicating the parent class under which the site falls
* use a Class name component if the website you are creating or updating falls under one of the classes on the Core site
site nameyesname of the site
menuoptionalmain navigation of the website

Do's

  • make sure the pages contain all the elements in the anatomy table above

Don'ts

  • don't use more than one Site header per page

When to use

  • always use a Site header when building your page

When not to use

  • do not follow these guidelines when you are updating sites that fall under the Standardised or Core category