Below is an example that shows how to have just about any kind of ‘vanilla bootstrap’ NAVBAR configuration you could want. It includes a site title, both collapsing and non-collapsing menu items aligned left or right, and static text. Be sure to read the comments to get a fuller understanding of what you can change. Enjoy!
Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/nomis/n9KtL/1/
Fiddle with clearfix and expanded options on left side like normal: http://jsfiddle.net/jgoemat/u1j8o0n3/1/
@import url('https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css');<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<nav role="navigation" class="navbar navbar-default navbar-fixed-top">
<div class="container">
<!-- Title -->
<div class="navbar-header pull-left">
<a href="https://stackoverflow.com/" class="navbar-brand">GNOMIS</a>
</div>
<!-- 'Sticky' (non-collapsing) right-side menu item(s) -->
<div class="navbar-header pull-right">
<ul class="nav pull-left">
<!-- This works well for static text, like a username -->
<li class="navbar-text pull-left">User Name</li>
<!-- Add any additional bootstrap header items. This is a drop-down from an icon -->
<li class="dropdown pull-right">
<a href="#" data-toggle="dropdown" style="color:#777; margin-top: 5px;" class="dropdown-toggle"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></span><b class="caret"></b></a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li>
<a href="http://stackoverflow.com/users/id" title="Profile">Profile</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="http://stackoverflow.com/logout" title="Logout">Logout </a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<!-- Required bootstrap placeholder for the collapsed menu -->
<button type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".navbar-collapse" class="navbar-toggle"><span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span><span class="icon-bar"></span><span class="icon-bar"></span><span class="icon-bar"></span>
</button>
</div>
<!-- The Collapsing items navbar-left or navbar-right -->
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse navbar-left">
<!-- pull-right keeps the drop-down in line -->
<ul class="nav navbar-nav pull-right">
<li><a href="http://stackoverflow.com/news">News</a>
</li>
<li><a href="http://stackoverflow.com/Shop">Shop</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<!-- Additional navbar items -->
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse navbar-right">
<!-- pull-right keeps the drop-down in line -->
<ul class="nav navbar-nav pull-right">
<li><a href="http://stackoverflow.com/locator">Locator</a>
</li>
<li><a href="http://stackoverflow.com/extras">Extras</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</nav>