diff --git a/conf/default.php b/conf/default.php
index 9f1418e..1ca4c37 100755
--- a/conf/default.php
+++ b/conf/default.php
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
  */
 
 $conf['sidebar_sections'] = 'h1,h2,h3,h4,h5';
-
+$conf['header_layout'] = 'header-default';
diff --git a/conf/metadata.php b/conf/metadata.php
index 274f7c5..dd94e6f 100755
--- a/conf/metadata.php
+++ b/conf/metadata.php
@@ -9,3 +9,12 @@ $meta['sidebar_sections'] = array(
                                     'li.level1 > .li',
                                 ),
                             );
+
+$meta['header_layout'] = array(
+                            'multichoice',
+                            '_choices' => array(
+                                'header-default',
+                                'header-compact',
+                                'header-hidden',
+                            ),
+                        );
diff --git a/css/area_header.less b/css/area_header.less
index f524543..0eb54dd 100755
--- a/css/area_header.less
+++ b/css/area_header.less
@@ -207,3 +207,75 @@
         }
     }
 }
+
+
+/* + + + + +  layout option compact  + + + + + */
+.header-compact {
+    #dokuwiki__header {
+        .main-title.desktop-only p.claim,
+        p.claim {
+            display: none;
+        }
+
+        // desktop
+        @media @screen_min-md {
+            div.claim {
+                vertical-align: top;
+            }
+
+            .main-title.desktop-only {
+                vertical-align: top;
+            }
+
+            .main-title.desktop-only,
+            .logo {
+                padding-top: 0.4rem
+            }
+        }
+
+        // mobile middle
+        @media @screen_max-md {
+
+            .logo {
+                display: block;
+                position: absolute;
+                top: 0;
+                left: 3rem;
+
+                .mobile-only {
+                    margin: .4rem;
+                    height: 1.75rem;
+                }
+            }
+
+            .main-title:not([class*="desktop-only"]) {
+                display: inline-block;
+                vertical-align: top;
+                padding-left: 1.75rem;
+            }
+
+            p.title {
+                font-size: 1rem;
+            }
+        }
+
+        @media @screen_max-sm {
+            min-height: 2.7rem;
+        }
+
+        @media @screen_max-xxs {
+            min-height: 70px; // needed for menu select toolbar
+
+            .logo {
+                left: 2rem;
+            }
+
+            .menu-tool-select {
+                padding-top: .3rem;
+            }
+
+        }
+
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/css/area_nav-usertools.less b/css/area_nav-usertools.less
index 46aa165..c3e382b 100755
--- a/css/area_nav-usertools.less
+++ b/css/area_nav-usertools.less
@@ -297,3 +297,73 @@
         } // a
     } // ul
 } // nav-usertools
+
+
+/* + + + + +  layout option compact  + + + + + */
+.header-compact {
+    #dokuwiki__usertools.nav-usertools {
+
+        // mobile
+        @media @screen_max-md {
+            left: 6rem;
+
+            ul {
+                overflow: hidden;
+
+                li.user {
+                    color: @ini_background_site;
+
+                    bdi {
+                        position: absolute;
+                        width: 0;
+                        padding: 0;
+                        text-indent: -10000px;
+
+                        &:before {
+                            transition: @transition background-color;
+                            background-color: @ini_background_site;
+                            color: @ini_nav_menu_color;
+                            text-indent: 0;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    > a {
+                        padding: 0 .2em;
+                        color: @ini_nav_menu_hover_bg;
+
+                        bdi {
+                            &:before {
+                                background-color: @ini_nav_menu_hover_bg;
+                                color: @ini_nav_menu_hover_color;
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        &:hover {
+                            color: @ini_nav_menu_hover_color;
+
+                            bdi {
+                                &:before {
+                                    background-color: @ini_nav_menu_hover_color;
+                                    color: @ini_nav_menu_hover_bg;
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    bdi + bdi {
+                        display: none;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        @media @screen_max-sm {
+            ul li {
+                position: static;
+                float: right;
+                top: 0; right: 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/css/base_structure.less b/css/base_structure.less
index 0048ad4..1ef944e 100755
--- a/css/base_structure.less
+++ b/css/base_structure.less
@@ -166,6 +166,16 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /* + + + + +  layout option compact  + + + + + */
+    .header-compact {
+        .header {
+            .row > .col-xs-12 {
+                height: auto;
+                min-height: fit-content;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     .tools {
         .row > .col-xs-12 {
             position: absolute;
diff --git a/detail.php b/detail.php
index fdc2afe..fa90150 100755
--- a/detail.php
+++ b/detail.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ include('tpl/favicon_tiles.php');
 <?php tpl_includeFile('meta.html') ?>
 </head>
 
-<body id="dokuwiki__top" class="<?php echo tpl_classes(); ?> wide-content showSidebar">
+<body id="dokuwiki__top" class="<?php echo tpl_classes(); ?> wide-content showSidebar <?php echo tpl_getConf('header_layout'); ?>">
 <div id="dokuwiki__site">
     <?php
 
diff --git a/lang/de/settings.php b/lang/de/settings.php
index 2d6972a..c7708ef 100755
--- a/lang/de/settings.php
+++ b/lang/de/settings.php
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ $lang['sidebar_sections_o_h1']   = 'Überschriften 1. Ordnung';
 $lang['sidebar_sections_o_h1,h2']   = 'Überschriften der 1. und 2. Ordnung';
 $lang['sidebar_sections_o_h1,h2,h3,h4,h5']   = 'Alle Überschriften';
 $lang['sidebar_sections_o_li.level1 > .li']   = 'Top-level Listeneinträge in verschachtelten Listen';
+
+$lang['header_layout']   = 'Layout des Headers anpassen:';
+$lang['header_layout_o_default']   = 'großer Header für langen Wiki Titel und Tagline';
+$lang['header_layout_o_compact']   = 'kompakter Header für kurzen Wiki Titel ohne Tagline';
diff --git a/lang/en/settings.php b/lang/en/settings.php
index c210f07..b37442c 100755
--- a/lang/en/settings.php
+++ b/lang/en/settings.php
@@ -11,4 +11,7 @@ $lang['sidebar_sections_o_h1,h2']   = '1st and 2nd order headings';
 $lang['sidebar_sections_o_h1,h2,h3,h4,h5']   = 'All headings';
 $lang['sidebar_sections_o_li.level1 > .li']   = 'Top-level list items';
 
+$lang['header_layout']   = 'Adjust header layout:';
+$lang['header_layout_o_default']   = 'generous header layout for long wiki titel and tagline';
+$lang['header_layout_o_compact']   = 'compact header layout for short wiki title and hidden tagline';
 
diff --git a/main.php b/main.php
index d3bc13e..990e4a8 100755
--- a/main.php
+++ b/main.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ $showSidebar =  true;
 /* #dokuwiki__top used as anchor for "back to top" button/link links */
 $classWideContent = ($ACT === "show") ? "": "wide-content ";
 ?>
-<body id="dokuwiki__top" class="<?php echo ($ACT) ? 'do-'.$ACT : 'do-none'; ?> <?php echo $classWideContent; ?><?php echo ($showSidebar) ? 'showSidebar' : ''; ?>">
+<body id="dokuwiki__top" class="<?php echo ($ACT) ? 'do-'.$ACT : 'do-none'; ?> <?php echo $classWideContent; ?><?php echo ($showSidebar) ? 'showSidebar' : ''; ?> <?php echo tpl_getConf('header_layout'); ?>">
 
 <div id="dokuwiki__site" class="<?php echo tpl_classes(); ?>">
     <?php