Website Architecture
Website architecture describes how pages, content, navigation, templates, and relationships are structured so a website remains understandable, usable, and maintainable.
Terms
Breadcrumb
A breadcrumb is a navigation trail showing where the current page sits within the broader hierarchy of a website.
Component
A component is a reusable interface or content pattern that can be used within multiple pages or templates.
Content Management System (CMS)
A content management system is software used to create, organize, manage, and publish website content.
Content Model
A content model defines the types of content in a system, the information each type contains, and the relationships between those types.
Content Type
A content type is a defined category of content whose items share a consistent purpose and structural model.
Information Architecture
Information architecture is the practice of organizing, grouping, labelling, and connecting information so people can find and understand it.
Navigation
Navigation is the system of menus, links, and other pathways people use to move between pages and sections of a website.
Site Hierarchy
Site hierarchy is the system of parent-and-child relationships used to organize broad and increasingly specific areas of a website.
Taxonomy
A taxonomy is a controlled classification system used to group and describe content according to shared characteristics.
Template
A template is a reusable layout and presentation structure used to display a particular kind of page or content consistently.
URL Structure
URL structure describes the naming and organizational patterns used for website addresses.
Visual Sitemap
A visual sitemap is a planning diagram showing the pages, hierarchy, and relationships within a website.
Website Architecture
Website architecture is the structural system that determines how a website's pages, content, navigation, and reusable parts fit together.