Tips for Creating Usable Navigational Systems

Navigation should:

• Be easy to learn.
• Be consistent throughout the website.
• Provide feedback, such as the use of breadcrumbs to indicate how to navigate back to where the user started
• Use the minimum number of clicks to arrive at the next destination.
• Use clear and intuitive labels, based on the user’s perspective and terminology.
• Support user tasks.
• Have each link be distinct from other links.
• Group navigation into logical units.
• Avoid making the user scroll to get to important navigation or submit buttons.
• Not disable the browser’s back button.