How to keep the header static, always on top while scrolling?

Question

How would I go about keeping my header from scrolling with the rest of the page? I thought about utilizing frame-sets and iframes, jus

Answer 1

here is one with css + jquery (javascript) solution.

here is demo link Demo

//html

<div id="uberbar">
    <a href="#top">Top of Page</a>
    <a href="#bottom">Bottom of Page</a>

</div>

//css 

#uberbar    { 
    border-bottom:1px solid #eb7429; 
    background:#fc9453; 
    padding:10px 20px; 
    position:fixed; 
    top:0; 
    left:0; 
    z-index:2000; 
    width:100%;
}

//jquery

$(document).ready(function() {
    (function() {
        //settings
        var fadeSpeed = 200, fadeTo = 0.5, topDistance = 30;
        var topbarME = function() { $('#uberbar').fadeTo(fadeSpeed,1); }, topbarML = function() { $('#uberbar').fadeTo(fadeSpeed,fadeTo); };
        var inside = false;
        //do
        $(window).scroll(function() {
            position = $(window).scrollTop();
            if(position > topDistance && !inside) {
                //add events
                topbarML();
                $('#uberbar').bind('mouseenter',topbarME);
                $('#uberbar').bind('mouseleave',topbarML);
                inside = true;
            }
            else if (position < topDistance){
                topbarME();
                $('#uberbar').unbind('mouseenter',topbarME);
                $('#uberbar').unbind('mouseleave',topbarML);
                inside = false;
            }
        });
    })();
});

Answer 2

.header {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 88px;
  z-index: 10;
  background: #eeeeee;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 7px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
  -moz-box-shadow: 0 7px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
  box-shadow: 0 7px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
}

.header__content-text {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 15px 20px;
}

.page__content-container {
  margin: 100px auto;
  width: 975px;
  padding: 30px;
}

<div class="header">
  <h1 class="header__content-text">
    Header content will come here
  </h1>
</div>
<div class="page__content-container">
  <div style="height:600px;">
    <a href="http://imgur.com/k9hz3">
      <img src="http://i.imgur.com/k9hz3.jpg" title="Hosted by imgur.com" alt="" />
    </a>
  </div>
  <div style="height:600px;">
    <a href="http://imgur.com/TXuFQ">
      <img src="http://i.imgur.com/TXuFQ.jpg" title="Hosted by imgur.com" alt="" />
    </a>
  </div>
</div>