Comments on: Optimizing site structures through diverse navigation

By: Michael Martinez

Michael Martinez — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:35:55 +0000

There is relatively little “universal” navigation on Xenite.Org. Every page has to link to the home and sitemap pages. Beyond that, linking requirements depend on the topic and section in which the page is located.

However, I try to build navigational code that looks unified. I want it to be easy to use. I’m just assembling navigational sections from reusable modules that were built independently of the system.

I hope that makes sense. If not, perhaps I didn’t understand your question.

By: Carlos

Carlos — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:30:15 +0000

Can you unpack unified navigation?

The context of this post makes me think you mean universal? As in the same navigational links on every page?

The navigational structure of Xenite is unified in respect to being a recognizable unit.

By: Michael Martinez

Michael Martinez — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:41:45 +0000

I seriously doubt I’ll ever go for Web 2.0. As a user I HATE AJAX and Flash and all the other Web 2.0 “features”. I’m sick and tired of waiting for pages to render.

By: randyray

randyray — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:01:15 +0000

I LIKE the old-shool, less attractive pages on your site. They make Xenite look more sincere and less like a moneymaking engine. Too many websites get “slick” with their appearance while publishing nonsensical content. But even your newer, “more attractive” pages have a different sensibility than most web pages.

Thank goodness you haven’t pursued a “Web 2.0″ look yet!