Uses of Sitemaps
- Provides a clear overview: Sitemaps give a broad view of the platform’s content foundation and clarify how different pages or sections are put together and linked to each other. This map creates the necessary basis on which the decision to be evaluated and improves the user’s perception of the application can be made.
- Guides navigation design: Serving like blueprint in mapping the position and order of navigation elements, sitemaps are responsible for making the navigation between different sections simple; moreover, the user will be able to get easily to the content they need with minimum efforts.
- Facilitates communication: The creation of sitemaps is comparable to storyboarding. Through visual communication, it is possible to discuss, reach consensus, and allow a variety of team members to engage in the design and development process.
Sitemap Planning in UX Design
Sitemap is, in essence, the plan for arranging the content of websites and apps. It is the kind of framework that orients the displayed data. It is indispensable as a reference frame that helps the users to browse easily and to correctly structure the content. Compare this absence of signposts and clear pathways to now browse a virtual space with no directions or boundaries of walls— it is like going through a mysterious labyrinth. Sitemap is the suggested structure and plan, that enables the users to have a better perception on where the content is located and easily traverse from one section to another.
Table of Content
- Steps Required for Constructing an Effective Sitemap
- Types of Sitemaps
- Uses of Sitemaps
- Benefits of Sitemap Planning
- Limitations of Sitemaps
- Examples of Sitemaps
- Conclusion