Keeping major navigation sticky

1. Should navigation bar be sticky?
2. Are sticky headers better?

Should navigation bar be sticky?

Sticky menus are ideal for long pages

While “back to top” links can help achieve a similar goal, sticky navigation is a quicker, easier way to let visitors jump to a new page on your site and continue their experience. Below, we see part of a long, content-heavy page from a travel website.

Are sticky headers better?

This would allow them to move around your site much quicker. In fact, according to a Smashing Magazine study, sticky headers are 22% quicker to navigate and for a quick 5-minute visit to a website, could shave up to 36 seconds off that visit.