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JavaScript Using jQuery Plugins Add a Sticky Navigation Bar The Plugin Challenge Solution

yashita mittal
yashita mittal
4,678 Points
Posted by yashita mittal
yashita mittal
4,678 Points

Content overlaps the sticky h5 tag

When I stick the content in h5 tag to the top, the bottom content seems to move over the work line in h5 tag.

main.js:

$(".grid-full h5").sticky({
    topSpacing:60,
    getWidthFrom: '.container',
        responsiveWidth: true
});

I have added the following code in css file to make the background colour white, but it doesn't work.

.is-sticky .grid-full h5 {
    background-color: white;    
}

When I change the background-color to black, then it works fine. The content smoothly moves under the sticky h5 tag. I am not able to understand why white color does not work?

1 Answer

Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
26,676 Points
Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
26,676 Points

Hi yashita mittal,

First and foremost, I recommend you read Posting Code to the Forum to ensure your formatting is correct :smile:.

When sticking elements on a page in a fixed position we need to account for the source order of sibling elements which will hold a higher Z value compared to the previous element, we can overcome this by setting a z-index property in our CSS which will bring the sticky element above all other content preventing any unwanted overlapping.

.is-sticky .grid-full h5 {
  background-color: white;

  /* Arbitrary Z value to ensure it sits above all other content */
  z-index: 10;
}

Happy coding!