{"id":462,"date":"2008-03-12T07:15:22","date_gmt":"2008-03-12T11:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mccordwebdesign.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/12\/website-navigation-best-practices\/"},"modified":"2008-03-12T07:15:22","modified_gmt":"2008-03-12T11:15:22","slug":"website-navigation-best-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/weblogs\/2008\/03\/12\/website-navigation-best-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Website Navigation &#8211; Best Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to website navigation, there are a few basic tips that should be followed. Make it simple, make it easy, make it spiderable!<\/p>\n<p>1. Provide alternative navigation if you are using JavaScripted drop downs or rollovers.<\/p>\n<p>2. Consider bottom placed navigation to supplement your page top navigation.<\/p>\n<p>3. Always have a site map and link it from every page.<\/p>\n<p>4. 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