One Page Website
A one page website puts everything on a single scrolling page, with the menu jumping to sections instead of loading new pages.
In plain English
About, services, portfolio and contact become sections of one long page. Clicking About in the menu scrolls you there rather than going anywhere.
It suits a small, focused story: one business, one offer, one clear next step.
Why it matters
For a small site it is faster to build, faster to load, and easier for a visitor who just wants to know what you do and how to reach you.
It has a real limit, though. Search engines rank pages, and one page means one set of keywords. A site that needs to be found for twenty different services needs twenty pages.
How it works
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Sections get IDsA short name on each section, like about or contact.
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The menu links to those IDsA custom link of the form #about instead of a page.
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Scrolling is smoothedSo the jump reads as movement rather than a snap.
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The header usually sticksBecause the menu is the only way back up a long page.
Watch the sticky header offset
A jump link lands at the top of the section, underneath a fixed header, hiding the heading. Add scroll margin equal to the header height to fix it.