This guide will show you how to get the old purple gaia nav bar back for those who find the new nav bar inconvenient. Note that you must have firefox for this to work.
http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/gaia-guides-and-resources/gaianavigation-get-your-purple-navbar-back-update/t.52629369/
Simply download and restart firefox for it to take effect.
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