NEA Recommended Top-Level Menu

Information Architecture

Recommended Top-Level Menu

A proposed navigation structure for NewEnglandAdditions.com that turns the current menu into a real topical architecture: commercial pages, pillar hubs, clusters, and supporting articles.

Interactive header preview

Full menu map

Desired sitemap & URL directories

Proposed URL structure with status badges. Directories become topical pillars; index pages own the main intent, and cluster articles nest underneath.

URL conventions

Pillar and cluster architecture

Commercial page → pillar → cluster → supporting articles.

Example: ADU Resource Center

Six core topical entities

Geography intersects these topics

No giant Locations menu is needed — geography layers onto the six core topics.

Why these changes