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Importance of Clear Navigation Mechanisms for Effective Website Usability

Providing clear and consistent navigation mechanisms is essential for enhancing user experience on websites. Key elements include orientation information, navigation bars, and sites maps that guide users effectively. It's crucial to identify targets of each link descriptively, avoiding vague phrases like "click here". A well-structured layout, supported by navigation bars, ensures users can easily find what they're looking for. Poor navigation can frustrate users and drive them away, while good design can significantly improve site usability.

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Importance of Clear Navigation Mechanisms for Effective Website Usability

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  1. Guideline 13 Provide clear navigation mechanisms.

  2. Provide clear and consistent navigation mechanisms • orientation information, navigation bars, a site map, etc.

  3. http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/wai-pageauth.html#gl-facilitate-navigationhttp://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/wai-pageauth.html#gl-facilitate-navigation • 13.1 Clearly identify the target of each link. [Priority 2] • No “click here” Be descriptive! • 13.3 Provide information about the general layout of a site (e.g., a site map or table of contents). [Priority 2] • 13.5 Provide navigation bars to highlight and give access to the navigation mechanism. [Priority 3] • Extremely frustrating if the audience can’t find what they are looking for!

  4. Poor Navigation Is Like… • http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/mysterymeatnavigation.html • http://www.zaha-hadid.com/ • Good Navigation Is Like… • http://www.cnn.com/ • http://www.kohls.com/ • http://www.blainerobertson.net/

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