[Sigia-l] breadcrumbs all the way at the top

[Paola Kathuria]

Jared M. Spool wrote:
> Will Evans wrote:
>> I think it is bordering on morally reprehensible to put the  
>> breadcrumbs above the branding - at least for a content site
 >> focused on findability.
> 
> Why is it reprehensible to put something that nobody ever uses in a  
> place where nobody ever sees stuff? :)

I just analysed my logs on my personal web site to compare the
proportions of navigation clicks on tabs (main sections), local
side navigation and breadcrumbs:

59% - tabs (major site sections)
31% - side nav (local links)
11% - breadcrumbs (context)

(total clicks: 10,720 - doesn't include clicks by me or bots)

11% is not an insignificant amount. Or, if you disagree, why not
ignore the 11%, say, blind users out there and just build for
people with perfect sight.

By the way, I can obtain this information on my web site as I add
flags in the different kinds of links specifically to allow for
this kind of analysis. Is this the kind of thing you do to collect
data, Jared?


Paola
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http://www.paolabiltiy.com/


P.S.

I find that on my own site - EVEN THOUGH I built it myself from scratch and
know otherwise - I find myself clicking on breadcrumbs rather than on tabs
because I feel as if the site won't have to do so much to display a page.
Go figure.