DYNAMIC NAVIGATION 2008 Cascade Server User’s Conference Brett Goodwin

TYPES OF NAVIGATION

Top Navigation Allows Quick Access to Major Site Sections Can be Simple Display or Expandable – Expandable Top Nav Should be Limited in Scope… Do Not Overwhelm Use Depth Control on Index Block to Only Index What You Need

Breadcrumbs

Left Navigation Whole Site – Always shows top level landing on the left. Submenus appear as you move deeper. – Generally requires full site index block, up to depth of lowest navigation Context Sensitive – Always shows contents of current folder. – Use current folder index block

INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE

Typical Folder Hierarchy

Information Architecture Your Folders ARE Your Navigation Group Items Logically

References Should only be used as a last resort Allows you to place items from other areas of the site in your navigation Does NOT actually publish a copy of the file… creates a “pointer”

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

Depth Generally Limited by Design Considerations Deeper isn’t always Better Consider your Information Architecture

Metadata Display Name Title

Metadata Be Consistent! – Will you use Display Name or Title? – Will you select names from Folders or Index Pages? Set Navigation Fields as Required Inform your Users of Naming Conventions

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