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Configure Navigation and Footer

Set up header navigation links, footer content, and social profiles that appear on every page of your board.

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By Abi Tyas Tunggal and Jack Walsh

Your header navigation and footer appear on every page of your board. The header is how visitors move between sections (jobs, companies, blog, and any custom pages you add). The footer is where candidates and employers expect to find contact details, social links, and legal pages. Both are configured in the website builder editor.

Before you begin

List the destinations candidates and employers need most, including any pages hosted outside Cavuno. Prepare the full public URL for each external destination and decide which contact and social profiles you are willing to maintain.

  1. Click Website builder in the sidebar
  2. Select any page (navigation and footer settings apply globally)
  3. Open the Header or Footer panel in the right sidebar

Header navigation

Your board includes default navigation items (Jobs, Companies, Blog, Post a Job) that link to the corresponding pages. You can rename these defaults and add custom links alongside them.

Rename default items

  1. Open the Navigation labels section in the Header panel
  2. Edit any label (for example, change "Jobs" to "Opportunities" or "Careers")

Use terminology that matches your niche. A healthcare job board might use "Positions" while a freelance board might use "Gigs." Consistent language across your board helps visitors feel oriented.

  1. Click Add link in the Header panel
  2. Enter a Label (the text that appears in the navigation)
  3. Enter a URL (relative path like /about or absolute URL like https://yourcompany.com)

You can add up to 5 custom links. Keep navigation focused. Every item you add competes for attention with the actions that drive your board's core value: browsing jobs and posting them. Links like "About," "Pricing," or "For Employers" are common additions that help visitors self-select.

Click the delete icon next to any custom link to remove it. Default navigation items can be renamed but not removed.

The footer appears at the bottom of every page with your board description, contact details, social links, and automatically generated legal page links.

  1. Open the Footer panel in the right sidebar
  2. Enter a short paragraph in the Footer description field

This text appears above the legal links on your public board. Keep it to one or two sentences that describe your board's mission or value proposition.

Contact and website

  1. Enter your Contact email in the footer settings
  2. Enter your Company website URL

These appear in the footer so visitors have a clear way to reach you outside of the board itself. A visible contact email builds trust, especially with employers evaluating whether to post paid listings.

Social profiles

Enter your profile details for the platforms you're active on:

  • X/Twitter: Your handle (1–15 characters)
  • Facebook: Your page URL
  • LinkedIn: Your profile or company URL

Only platforms with valid entries display icons in the footer. Leave a field empty to hide that platform. You don't need to be on every platform. Focus on the ones where your target audience (candidates and employers in your niche) actually spend time.

The footer automatically includes links to your privacy policy, terms of service, cookie policy, and about page. Each page is pre-seeded with a starter template you can edit directly in the website builder — pick the page from the page selector dropdown in the top bar, then edit the heading and rich-text body like any other section.

Save the website builder, then open the public board in a private browsing window. Check the header on desktop and in the mobile hamburger menu. Confirm every custom internal link stays on your board, every external link opens the intended full URL, and the footer shows only the contact and social fields you completed. Open the privacy, terms, cookie, and about links to confirm each reaches the corresponding page.

If a custom link does not appear, confirm it has both a label and a URL, then save the website builder again. If an internal link leaves the board or returns an error, use a path beginning with /; for an external link, use its complete https:// URL. If a social icon is missing, check that the profile value matches the format described for that platform.

Mobile navigation

On smaller screens, header navigation items collapse into a hamburger menu. Test your navigation on mobile to make sure labels aren't truncated and the most important links are easy to find. Short labels (one or two words) work best in mobile menus.

Next steps

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