site maps

Website directory pages

Site maps are visual or textual representations of a website's structure, showing how pages connect and relate to each other.

A site map helps visitors navigate complex websites and helps search engines index content.

In web design, creating a site map is often an early planning step: We drafted a site map before building the navigation.

Also spelled as one word: sitemap.

webdesign

navigation

Determining position and course

usability · breadcrumbs · taxonomy · dropdown · SEO · indexing · webpage · homepage · landing page

diagram

flowchart

Diagram showing workflow steps

  • layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
  • structureArrangement of interconnected parts
  • outlineSummary of key elements

framework · visualization · tree diagram · schematic · overview · blueprint · visual hierarchy · node · branch · connection

Categories
Opposites
navigational structure

site mapsgetting lost

Becoming unable to navigate

dead ends · disorientation

comprehensiveness

site mapshomepage

Site's main entry

landing page · 404 page · front page · splash page · entry point

GLOBAL VIEW vs. LOCAL/LINEAR VIEW

site mapsdeep links

URLs to specific app screens

Family

site, map, sites, sited, siting, maps, mapped, mapping, mapper

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G