To be effective, the website navigation system needs:
- To be consistent throughout the website.
The website visitors will learn, through repetition, how to get around the website.
- The main navigation links kept together.
This makes it easier for the visitor to get to the main areas of the website.
- Reduced clutter by grouping links into sections.
If the list of website navigation links are grouped into sections and each section has only 5-7 links, this will make it easier to read the navigation scheme.
- Minimal clicking to get to where the visitor wants to get to.
If the number of clicks to the web page the visitor wishes to visit is minimal, this leads to a better experience.
Some visitors can become confused or impatient when clicking a bunch of links to get to where they want to be. In large websites, this can be difficult to reduce. Using breadcrumbs is one way to help the visitor see where they are within the website and the path back up the navigation path they took.
Creating the website navigation system at the planning stage of the website will effect the overall design of the web page layout and help develop the overall plan for the website.
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