August 2007
Beginner
416 pages
12h 16m
English
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PAGE TYPES
Navigation type and page type are closely related. A given navigational scheme may have two different purposes on different page types. For instance, visitors may expect contextual navigation on the home page to lead to pages within the site. But related links on a page deeper in the site may point to other sites or content formats. People understand navigation, in part, from the context of the page type on which it appears.
Each page in your site should have a purpose, a reason for being. It's critical to determine the purpose of each page while structuring a site. When this gets overlooked, the result may be unnecessary levels of structure. What's more, the purpose of the page should be immediately clear to visitors. People recognize different pages types quickly. This sets expectations for navigation and affects how people interact with the site.
Traditionally, there are three main categories of pages:
- Navigational pages
The purpose of navigational pages is to direct people to the content they are looking for; examples include home page, landing pages, and galleries.
- Content pages
Content pages are the substance of your site and why people are ultimately there; examples include articles and product pages.
- Functional pages
Functional pages allow people to perform a task, such as conduct a search or check email; examples include search pages, submission forms, and applications.
In practice these divisions are often blurred. Page types refer to the primary focus of the page ...
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