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It has in recent years already gotten around that we should show users where they are and so a user can easily orient within a site. As simple as it sounds, this commandment is so often ignored or is there some subtleties here that have not yet gotten around everywhere.
Active menu item to select
The standard now requires active to select menu items. Here, this selection is to make visually evident. The difference between selecting andnot selected navigation elements should be immediately recognizable at a glance. In addition, it should be noted that work is ongoing in all levels with navigation highlighting. Again and again we see sites where the main menu item is selected beautiful, but from the second or third level of the optical chaos breaks out.
Breadcrumb Navigation integrate
Navigation. The more complex and deeper navigation structure of a website is, the more important is a breadcrumb navigation. This can create some problems from the neck and has created a global reference point for the user. darstellen. However, a breadcrumb navigation should never be the only option. In my view, are the "bread crumbs" for quick orientation and called in an emergency can also abuse this user to navigate.
Each side of their menu
Each side should be assigned to a menu item. Especially on the front page one sees often sub-items are displayed in the menu anywhere. This results in pages that are more or less in a "vacuum" space. Classic examples of this offer, for example, the pages linked on the home page a banner, but then be assigned to any menu item. The user clicks on the corresponding banner and then has no clue where he is. At the same time, the "Home" page is only one page and should not contain numerous sub-sites.
Back button will not forget!
A classic: the site should not use the "Back" buttons work in the browser. Therefore necessarily implement back buttons in the right places. With the right places, I mean that just because the button aufscheinen is where you need it. Such a link is back on the home page rather pointless. Only on the detail pages for a "read more" link and not accessible through the menu's are in my view makes sense.
Integrated Sitemaps
Another way to give the user a nice overview of the side structure provide integrated sitemaps. die man in den letzten Jahren immer öfters sieht. By that I mean this global, integrated in the footer to the Sitemaps in recent years seen more often. Zwecken nutzen. Honestly I have no idea what you call those things officially, but these ego-discovery rather handy and, incidentally, these sitemaps to use good SEO purposes.
Conclusion:
These were some tips to guide the user through the site to better and less internetafine users to run without frustration through the site. in bestehende Websites eingebaut werden sollen. Of course, the whole with increasing complexity and depth of navigation more difficult and it is particularly tricky when nachträgich navigation levels in existing websites will be installed. It is better to take into account at the beginning of a project already one more level.
