Posts vs. Pages & Categories vs. Tags. There is so much confusion about what types of things should be put on a page and what should be in a post. Static vs. Dynamic content is the best way to tackle this. When creating a website, you can edit a menu to include not only pages, but also categories that can create a more complete experience. This Workshop guides you through the process to giving your visitors a better way to access your website other than through the word "Blog"

1. HTTPS://SHANTA.DRAGONTEACH.COM
IF YOU WANT TO REGISTER FOR DEMO TO USE FOR THIS
TALK, (A SANDBOX TO PLAY IN), GO TO MY SCHOOL AND
SELECT THE COURSE, “HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR CONTENT
THROUGH NAVIGATION AND WAYFINDING”
Shanta R. Nathwani - @shantaDotCa - https://shanta.ca

2. HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR
CONTENT THROUGH
NAVIGATION AND
WAYFINDING
BY SHANTA R. NATHWANI
WORDCAMP OTTAWA – WORKSHOP
JULY 14, 2019 2 PM

3. AGENDA
• INTRODUCTION
• PAGES & POSTS
• CATEGORIES & TAGS
• NAVIGATION & WAYFINDING
• Q & A’S
IN BETWEEN EACH TOPIC, WE’LL WORK TOGETHER, USING OUR CASE STUDY.
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4. GUIDELINES
• YOU WILL NOT FINISH EVERYTHING TODAY. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROCESS AND TAKES TIME.
• WE ARE GOING TO WORK THROUGH THE CASE STUDY AS A GROUP, AND THEN YOU’LL HAVE TIME
TO WORK ON EACH STEP FOR YOUR OWN PROJECT.
• IF YOU’RE NOT SURE, ASK AROUND. WE ALL VISIT WEBSITES. YOU’LL PROBABLY FIND CONSENSUS
FROM EVEN STRANGERS.
• YOU WON’T NEED YOUR COMPUTER UNTIL STEP 5.
• THIS WORKSHOP IS FLEXIBLE. THE STEPS ARE NOT. TRUST IN THE PROCESS. THERE IS LIGHT AT THE
END OF THE TUNNEL.
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5. SHANTA R. NATHWANI
QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER AT WEEVER APPS INC.
CO-ORGANIZER AT WORDCAMP HAMILTON
TWITTER: @SHANTADOTCA
WEBSITE: HTTPS://SHANTA.CA
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6. OUR CASE STUDY
ANDREA RENNICK
HTTPS://WWW.RIDGEMACHINEQUILTING.COM
TWITTER: @ANDREA_R
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7. HTTPS://TANTIENHIME.COM
GO TO THIS WEBSITE TO SEE MY DEMO AS I WORK.
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8. HTTPS://SHANTA.DRAGONTEACH.COM
IF YOU WANT TO REGISTER FOR DEMO OF THIS TALK, GO
HERE AND SELECT THE COURSE, “HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR
CONTENT THROUGH NAVIGATION AND WAYFINDING”
Shanta R. Nathwani - @shantaDotCa - https://shanta.ca

9. MAIN IDEA
POSTS VS. PAGES & CATEGORIES VS. TAGS. THERE IS SO MUCH CONFUSION ABOUT WHAT TYPES OF
THINGS SHOULD BE PUT ON A PAGE AND WHAT SHOULD BE IN A POST. STATIC VS. DYNAMIC
CONTENT IS THE BEST WAY TO TACKLE THIS. WHEN CREATING A WEBSITE, YOU CAN EDIT A MENU TO
INCLUDE NOT ONLY PAGES, BUT ALSO CATEGORIES THAT CAN CREATE A MORE COMPLETE
EXPERIENCE.
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10. WHAT IS WAYFINDING?
THE BASIC PROCESS OF WAYFINDING INVOLVES FOUR STAGES:
• ORIENTATION IS THE ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE ONE'S LOCATION, IN RELATION TO OBJECTS THAT
MAY BE NEARBY AND THE DESIRED DESTINATION.
• ROUTE DECISION IS THE SELECTION OF A COURSE OF DIRECTION TO THE DESTINATION.
• ROUTE MONITORING IS CHECKING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SELECTED ROUTE IS HEADING
TOWARDS THE DESTINATION.
• DESTINATION RECOGNITION IS WHEN THE DESTINATION IS RECOGNIZED.[1]
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11. QUESTION…
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12. 1. WRITE DOWN ALL THE
THINGS
IT WILL LOOK LIKE A MESS, BUT THAT’S OKAY
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13. 13
POST-IT NOTES
• USED TO PUT DOWN ALL THE PIECES OF
INFORMATION THAT YOU WANT TO PUT ON YOUR
WEBSITE
• LATER ON, YOU WILL WANT TO COLOUR CODE
THEM INTO CATEGORIES AND PAGES
• USING OUR CASE STUDY, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
TOPICS THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO SEE ON THIS
WEBSITE?
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14. NOW, YOUR TURN!
TAKE A FEW MINUTES NOW. START FILLING IN THOSE POST-ITS WITH YOUR IDEAS OF WHAT YOU
WANT ON YOUR OWN SITE. YOU MAY NOT FINISH IT TODAY, BUT IT WILL GIVE YOU A START.
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15. 3-5-7 PRINCIPLE
• 3 CLICKS TO WHERE YOU NEED TO BE
• FEW (VERY FEW) EXCEPTIONS
• NO MORE THAN 5-7 ITEMS IN A LIST.
• THIS INCLUDES MENUS AND LISTS
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16. PAGES VS. POSTS
PAGES
• STATIC INFORMATION FOR THE MOST PART
• “ABOUT US” IS A GREAT EXAMPLE
• DOES NOT USE CATEGORIES
• CAN HAVE SUB-PAGES
POSTS
• DYNAMIC INFORMATION
• TIME SENSITIVE
• USES CATEGORIES & TAGS
• “UPCOMING EVENTS” OR “EVENTS
ATTENDED” ARE GOOD EXAMPLES
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17. CATEGORIES VS. TAGS
CATEGORIES
• MAJOR CLASSIFICATIONS FOR INFORMATION
• “EVENTS” IS A GREAT EXAMPLE
• CAN HAVE SUB-CATEGORIES (MUCH LIKE
PAGES)
• HIERARCHICAL
TAGS
• DESCRIBES THE CONTENT USING KEYWORDS
• WORDPRESS RECOMMENDS 5-7 PER POST
• NON-HIERARCHICAL
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18. 2. PUT CONTENT TO EITHER CATEGORIES OR PAGES
Pages Categories
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About Us Events
Services
Recipes
Contact
Products Portfolio

19. EMBRACE THE POST-ITS
WE’LL START WITH OUR CASE STUDY AND THEN YOU CAN DO YOUR OWN. WE’LL DO THIS FOR THE
NEXT STEP AS WELL.
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20. Pages Categories
3. CHANGE THE COLOUR OF ONE OF THE TWO SETS
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About Us
Events
Services Recipes
Contact
Products Portfolio

21. 4. STRUCTURE THE MENU USING THE POST IT NOTES
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22. THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN ORGANIZING THE
MENU
• KEEPING THE 3-5-7 RULE, START TO STRUCTURE YOUR MENUS ACCORDING TO THE TOPIC, NOT
WHETHER OR NOT YOUR CONTENT IS A POST OR A PAGE.
• THINK ABOUT WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO YOUR VISITORS. IF YOU’RE NOT SURE, ASK AROUND!
• ABOUT US IS USUALLY KEPT TO THE LEFT, WHILE CONTACT US IS USUALLY ON THE RIGHT.
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23. TO YOUR TERMINALS!
WE’LL GO THROUGH THE NEXT STEPS, ONE BY ONE, FIRST USING THE CASE STUDY,
THEN TO WORK ON YOUR OWN SITE.
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24. HTTPS://SHANTA.DRAGONTEACH.COM
IF YOU WANT TO REGISTER FOR DEMO OF THIS TALK, GO
HERE AND SELECT THE COURSE, “HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR
CONTENT THROUGH NAVIGATION AND WAYFINDING”
Shanta R. Nathwani - @shantaDotCa - https://shanta.ca

25. 5. CREATE YOUR CATEGORIES ON WORDPRESS
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26. 6. CREATE THE MENU ON YOUR WEBSITE
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27. QUESTIONS?
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SEND ME A MESSAGE!
HTTPS://SHANTA.CA/CONTACT
Shanta R. Nathwani - @shantaDotCa - https://shanta.ca

28. RESOURCES
• INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE: BLUEPRINTS FOR THE WEB:
HTTP://WWW.AMAZON.COM/INFORMATION-ARCHITECTURE-BLUEPRINTS-CHRISTINA-
WODTKE/DP/0735712506 (UNTIL LAST YEAR, USED BY OUR COURSE)
• DON’T MAKE ME THINK: HTTP://WWW.AMAZON.COM/DONT-MAKE-THINK-REVISITED-
USABILITY/DP/0321965515 (ONE OF THE BOOKS THAT REPLACED IA)
• EVIL BY DESIGN: HTTP://EVILBYDESIGN.INFO/BOOK/ (THE OTHER NEW BOOK)
• WORDPRESS.TV: HTTP://SHANTA.CA/POSTS-VS-PAGES-AND-CATEGORIES-VS-TAGS-VIDEO-AT-
WORDCAMP-MONTREAL-2015/ (MY EARLIER TALK, INCLUDING CREATING THE MENU)
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