>[meta-tag:status-bydesign] We can't collapse the top bar and site header into one since we need to maintain the Stack Exchange branding and provide clear visibility regarding which site you're on.

There's a lot of apparently wasted white space on the home page, as compared to Stack Overflow's home page. Hopefully we'll get the compacted top bar someday?

[![Home page][1]][1]

[![Stack Overflow][2]][2]


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