Simple navigation that helps visitors find their way

A website menu is a promise: each label should take people where they expect to go. Clear navigation helps visitors feel confident and find the information they need.

Keep the main menu focused

Start with the essential destinations. Home, Blog, About and Contact are enough for many service websites. Use QuickPage's Show in Navigation Menu setting to control what appears. A published page does not always need a place in the main menu.

Use familiar labels

Choose clear words over clever names. Contact is easier to recognise than a vague invitation. Make button labels describe the next action, such as discussing a project or reading a guide.

Connect related content

A blog guide can point readers towards another useful article or the Contact page. Use descriptive text rather than an isolated click here. Keep links relevant to what the visitor has just read.

Keep internal destinations consistent

Use the site's own page links for internal navigation. After changing a page slug, review links that pointed to the old address. Keep genuine external destinations, email addresses and telephone links in their appropriate formats.

Test the mobile menu

Open the menu on a phone-width view and follow every destination. Check that the menu can be closed and that the current page is easy to recognise. Also test the footer links: they are a useful second route through the site.

End each page with a next step

Visitors should not have to guess what to do after reading. Offer one relevant action and make it easy to find. Thoughtful navigation is as much about the journey between pages as the menu itself.

For help planning that journey, visit the Contact page and tell me about your website.