A sitemap contains a list of pages of a web site accessible to crawlers or users.
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Are there tools for generating a sitemap from an existing site? [closed]
I am working with my company on a website redesign and am trying to find a tool that will help us in this process by first inventorying our existing site into a sitemap and then allowing us to ...
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Sitemaps: How do you illustrate drop down menu labels?
When presenting a sitemap for a client and you are using a drop down menu or a mega menu as navigation - how do you illustrate that the menu post that the user would click on to show the links to the ...
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At which point do you have the sitemap fully worked out?
Reviewed the project plan for a redesign I'm working on which was put together by a project manager and not informed by a UX'er. The project plan asks for the site map deliverable to be documented ...
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Where and why to place tabs in a web-site?
In my case there is pretty much a "tab-ception". There are a few sections that have their own child sections. Surfing from section to section (or child section to child section) is like using tabs. ...
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Is it still relevant to include a Sitemap page?
SEO has moved on over the years, so do you feel that it's still necessary to include a sitemap page on a site (For UX purposes, as well as SEO)?
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Is a sitemap always needed when designing a microsite?
I'm managing the design and development of a microsite that will sit on a subdomain. It will only consist of 5 pages so is a sitemap needed? I would expect the answer is no, but wanted to know if ...
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How do you present tags and other non-hierarchical meta data as a delivery for your client?
It used to be so simple. A web site was always built around a hierarchical structure that made the sitemap fairly easy to visualise. But then came the blogs, the tags and contextual navigation along ...
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Whats the best way to represent private pages in an information architecture map?
I am creating an information architecture map for a site I am working on. 90% of the site is visible to all on the Internet, but the 10% is available for users, based on their role.
My question is ...
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How do I make a sitemap for a non-trivial and non-linear e-commerce web app?
When I was researching how to do a sitemap, most of the examples I saw were for institutional websites. In my case, it's for an e-commerce web application that doesn't follow that same linearity.
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Using keyword research to create a sitemap
I work at a marketing agency that does a lot of SEO/PPC work along with building websites. We do keyword research for the client's domain and then use that to create the sitemap. This is a good idea ...
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What do you include in a site inventory report?
When I doing a redesign of a web site sometimes it's interesting to see what existing content we could reuse to save time and money.
Usually I try to write down all the pages in a list and then map ...
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Best tool/program/method for taking a site inventory? [closed]
As an IA, I frequently take a detailed content inventory of a site, capturing basic things such as page titles, URL, and META keywords (to name a few).
What programs have people found success with?
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How do you document your interaction flows?
For many years I've been using an evolved version of Jesse James Garrett's Visvocab diagramming style for documenting information architecture and interaction design concepts.
Today though we're ...
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Should we give a Site-map page in Mobile Websites?
I noticed Mobile website's are not having site-map page? Is there any reason behind it?
Should we give a Site-map page in Mobile Websites?
Can it be useful?
I think user can see the sitemap page ...
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When delivering wireframes to a client, what paper size do you output them in?
I'm trying to figure out the best way to present my wireframes to the client as I currently produce them at full resolution (960px width) but end up having them span multiple pages when placed into a ...
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What is the best diagram tool? [closed]
During UX work there are many times when you need to build a flow chart, a sitemap or any other type of diagram. I've been using OmniGraffle on my Mac but at work I have to use a PC, so I gave Dia a ...
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How do you map the flow of a mobile application? Can you provide examples?
I'm currently working on the IA/UX for a mobile application and as I'm mapping it out it doesn't seem like a traditional site map makes sense nor does a flowchart. Can anyone point me to a good set of ...
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Where do you place the homepage on a sitemap?
Simple question really: on your site maps, do you always place the homepage (if existant) as the top single level of a site map, or do you treat it as a sibling on the other main level pages?
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What is the best way to visually present a sitemap?
Do you know which are the common patterns for a graphical representation of a sitemap?
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Designing modern Site Maps
In my opinion, the Site Map is possibly the most important deliverable for any IA or User Experience project. The structure of the website needs to be pinned down before anything else can be started.
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