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Website Structure

Website Structure covers how a site’s pages, categories, and navigation relate to each other — planning architecture, menus, and internal linking so both visitors and search engines can move through a site easily.

Poor structure is one of the more common reasons a site underperforms even when the content is good, and one of the harder problems to fix once a site’s indexed. These articles are built around getting it right before publishing, including the essential individual pages every site needs.

How to Define Your Website’s Purpose (Before You Build It)

August 9, 2026July 24, 2026 by Etienne Basson
A target with a focused center ring representing defining a website's purpose before building it

How to define your website’s purpose before you start building — goal, audience, primary action, essential pages, core message, and a way to measure whether it’s actually working, walked through with a worked example.

Categories Website Structure

How to Build an Internal Linking Strategy for a New Website

August 9, 2026July 21, 2026 by Etienne Basson
A central pillar page connected to smaller supporting article satellites representing an internal linking strategy

A practical guide to building an internal linking strategy for a website. Covers priority pages, topic clusters, anchor text, click depth, auditing for orphan pages, and how to keep content properly connected as your site grows.

Categories SEO, Website Structure

Website Structure Explained: How to Plan Pages and Navigation for SEO

September 5, 2026July 18, 2026 by Etienne Basson
A sitemap tree diagram representing website structure, page hierarchy, and navigation planning for SEO

A clear website structure makes your site easier to navigate and easier for search engines to understand. This guide covers planning your sections, page hierarchy, navigation menus, internal links, categories, breadcrumbs, and your XML sitemap before you build.

Categories SEO, Website Structure

How to Add a Search Bar to a WordPress Website

August 6, 2026March 12, 2026 by Etienne Basson
A magnifying glass over a search input bar representing adding a search bar to a WordPress website

A search bar gives visitors a direct route to content when navigation isn’t enough. This guide covers adding the WordPress Search block, placing it in your sidebar, navigation, and 404 page, and upgrading search results with a free plugin.

Categories Website Structure

How to Create a Landing Page in WordPress for a New Website

August 6, 2026February 9, 2026 by Etienne Basson
A simple page with one button next to a bullseye target, representing a focused landing page with a single conversion goal

A landing page does one thing: focus attention on a single action — build it in WordPress, and know the real conversion-rate gap versus a homepage rather than an inflated headline figure.

Categories Website Structure

How to Create a Disclosure Page for Your Website

August 14, 2026February 5, 2026 by Etienne Basson
A document with text lines and an info badge, representing an affiliate and sponsorship disclosure page

The FTC’s actual current standard is stricter than a footer page alone: disclosure has to appear clearly, conspicuously, and before the affiliate link itself — with real penalties up to $51,744 per violation for getting it wrong.

Categories Website Structure

How to Create a Testimonials Page for Your Website

August 7, 2026January 30, 2026 by Etienne Basson
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Learn how to create a testimonials page for your website. Covers collecting feedback, formatting entries, organising by theme, and linking strategically to improve conversions.

Categories Website Structure

How to Create a Pricing Page for Your Website

August 21, 2026January 28, 2026 by Etienne Basson
Three vertical bars of different heights with the middle one highlighted in green, representing tiered pricing plans

A pricing page helps visitors decide quickly whether your service fits their budget. Here is how to structure one that qualifies leads, reduces questions, and converts.

Categories Website Structure

How to Create a Portfolio Page for Your Website

August 7, 2026January 26, 2026 by Etienne Basson
An outlined briefcase icon, representing a portfolio page showcasing a body of work

A portfolio page gives visitors concrete proof of your work. Here’s how to create one — what to include, how to structure it, and the mistakes to avoid.

Categories Website Structure

How to Create a Cookie Policy Page for Your Website

August 6, 2026January 17, 2026 by Etienne Basson
A round cookie shape with chocolate chips, representing a cookie policy page

Learn how to create a cookie policy page for your website — what to include, how to list cookie categories accurately, where to link it, and when a plugin makes more sense than writing it yourself.

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