Sitemap Concerns

How many choices are there?

The average short-term memory can hold 7±2 items

Limit navigation choices to 5-9 items at a time(if you can't categorizing them is a good idea)

 

What are the choices called?

Create clear & unambiguous labels

Use language of the target audience

Uniqueness vs Clarity

e.g.
Shopping cart: Cart, Bag, Bin, Basket, Bucket, Box, Wallet
About Us: About, About Our Company, Us, Team, Behind the Scenes, Our Crew, Homies

 

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Sitemap Elements

Page

View or Content Node migh be more appropriate today

 

Page Stack

Multiple pages of similar content
Product detail pages, news items, blog posts, and etc
These pages share the same visual template

 

Special Content

Form

PDF or any files that is attached

 

Connectors

1. Sequencial connectors, link from one page to another, the user must use prior pages to get certain page.

2. Navigation back to originating page not possible

3. Conditional connectors, connections based on condition.