Beginner's Guide

Chapter 11
Navigation
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Every site needs an easy to understand navigation, otherwise it will7not be7possible for a user to find
what he is looking for. This may sound simple but is not easily done. In a perfect world it should be
possible to access any page on a website with two or three clicks. Another fact is, that often, if not always,
your visitors will come from a search engine or social media site and7 will land7 anywhere on your site
but7your frontpage.7This is a7reason to think about a "Home" button on every page!
A website often has a primary and a secondary navigation. The primary navigation is usually at the
top or on the left or right side. Secondary navigation is at the bottom or at the top, but mostly a bit
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