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Campus Guide Wall Group Mega Menu

Create a grouped mega menu for a campus guide wall scenario: includes real content, interactive controls, clear status feedback, and responsive layouts across sizes.

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    <header class="mast"><div><span class="eyebrow">monochrome / grouped mega menu / INTERMEDIATE</span><h1>Campus Guide Wall Group Mega Menu</h1><p class="intro">Create a grouped mega menu for a campus guide wall scenario: includes real content, interactive controls, clear status feedback, and responsive layouts across sizes.</p></div><span class="scenario">Campus Guide Wall</span></header>
    <figure class="composition-gallery"><section class="demo" aria-label="Campus Guide Wall Group Mega Menu Interactive Area"><div class="workflow-guide"><nav class="guide-rail" aria-label="Campus Guide Wall"><span class="eyebrow">Campus Guide Wall GUIDE</span><ol><li data-workflow-guide-step="0" aria-current="step"><b>1</b><span>Campus Guide Wall Entry Navigation</span></li><li data-workflow-guide-step="1"><b>2</b><span>Campus Guide Wall Path Navigation</span></li><li data-workflow-guide-step="2"><b>3</b><span>Campus Guide Wall Navigation Complete</span></li></ol><div class="guide-actions"><button id="workflowGuideBack" class="action" type="button" disabled>Previous</button><button id="workflowGuideNext" class="action primary" type="button">Complete this step</button></div><div id="workflowGuideProgress" role="progressbar" aria-label="Campus guide wall completion" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100" aria-valuenow="0"><i></i></div></nav><section id="workflowCore" class="workflow-core guide-core" data-guide-step="0" aria-describedby="workflowGuideInstruction"><p id="workflowGuideInstruction">Please complete the “Campus Guide Wall Entry Navigation” actions in the main example.</p><!-- 11DZ_CORE_START:navigation-menus-mega-menu --><div class="mega-studio"><header><a href="#mega-home" class="mega-brand">Campus Guide Wall</a><button id="megaTrigger" type="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="megaBoard" data-core-bridge="navigation-menus-mega-menu">Open Navigation Overview</button></header><section id="megaBoard" class="mega-board" hidden><nav class="mega-rail" aria-label="Content Grouping"><button type="button" data-mega-group="0" aria-pressed="true">Campus Guide Wall Collection</button><button type="button" data-mega-group="1" aria-pressed="false">Campus Guide Wall Overview</button><button type="button" data-mega-group="2" aria-pressed="false">Campus Guide Wall Plan</button></nav><div class="mega-content"><div id="megaCards" class="mega-cards"></div><aside><span class="eyebrow">SPOTLIGHT</span><strong id="megaSpotlightTitle">Campus Guide Wall Collection</strong><p id="megaSpotlightCopy">Pick a target from the current group, and the home summary will update immediately.</p></aside></div></section><section class="mega-stage"><span class="eyebrow">MEGA MENU</span><h2 id="megaSelection">Campus Guide Wall Collection</h2><p id="megaSelectionCopy">Open the overview first, then switch from the left-side groups to the target you need.</p></section></div><!-- 11DZ_CORE_END --></section><aside class="guide-evidence"><details id="workflowGuideDetails"><summary>View acceptance requirements</summary><ul><li>The campus guide wall entry navigation needs a visible state change once</li><li>Campus guide wall route navigation needs one visible state change</li><li>Campus Guide Wall completion navigation requires a visible state change</li></ul></details><form id="workflowGuideEvidenceForm"><label>This step evidence<textarea id="workflowGuideEvidence" rows="3" placeholder="Record the observed state"></textarea></label><input class="action" type="submit" value="Save evidence"></form><output id="workflowGuideSummary">0 / 3 Steps Complete</output></aside></div><p id="status" class="status" role="status" aria-live="polite"></p></section><figcaption class="gallery-caption"><strong>Campus Guide Wall / GALLERY 03</strong></figcaption></figure>
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