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Navigation can be understood as both the pages in your site\u2019s menu, as well as additional CTA\u2019s, links, and buttons within the pages themselves.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s on The Menu?<\/h3>\n
The side menu is your visitor\u2019s primary tool for navigating your website, which means you want it to be clear, concise, and descriptive. Some questions to ask yourself while looking at your menu are:<\/p>\n
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- How many items are there in your menu? Try to keep your top-level navigation (the menu items that are immediately visible) to around 7 items or less.<\/li>\n
- Is it logically organized? If you were a visitor looking for a sub-item, would you know to click on the item it is organized under?\n
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- Do any menu items repeat? If you\u2019re not sure where to place a menu item, that might be a sign that your organization system is unclear.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Are the item labels clear? You want it to be clear where these menu items lead, without making them unnecessarily long. For example, you would probably want to put the label \u201cDocuments (2022)\u201d, rather than \u201cDocs\u201d or \u201cDocuments from January 2022 \u2013 December 2022\u201d, unless you had a specific reason for adding or taking away information from the label.<\/li>\n
- Is there anything in the menu that does not need to be there? Not everything has to be included in the menu!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Try to look at your site from a visitor\u2019s perspective. It may be helpful to have someone who is less familiar with your site have a look and give their thoughts. Can they easily find the pages they are looking for? Do they check the wrong items when looking for sub-items?<\/p>\n
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