Designing Different Ways of Website Navigation
Users tend to navigate websites in different ways, some like searching for an specific item or product, some like to navigate through product pages. A website should help users to get their goal, to find something they want to buy, through different paths.
"It is very important to place all those navigation options always in the same location…"
Place different navigation options in your website, like search, menus and pagination. It is very important to place all those navigation options always in the same location, that way you avoid confusing users.
A good example of this usability pattern is 1800flowers.com, the online flower shop. They give users many navigation options, search, a way to narrow the search, a top menu and pagination. Notice that navigation options stay in the same place through the whole site. Good design.
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Navigation options stay in the same place…
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Great observation about consistency in placement of your navigation. It never ceases to amaze me, especially for sites that are placed on a blog platform, the difference on pages, posts and archives.