I have a question specifically related to “theming” a website (siloing, etc), specifically through “physical/directory siloing”.
Given the following conceptual website theme and category division, how would you set up your directory? (If anyone has a reference to an article/video/blog with discussion over the various options, please point it out…)
Now, look at the three “category” or “silo landing pages” at the top. I would probably create this, physically, like this:
Option 1
- powertools.com/default.html(the global nav would have 4 items, a home link, and a link to the next three pages.
- powertools.com/cordless-power-tools.html (landing page for silo #1)
- powertools.com/electric-power-tools.html (landing page for silo #2)
- powertools.com/gasoline-power-tools.html (landing page for silo #3)
- powertools.com/cordless-power-tools/article1.html
- powertools.com/cordless-power-tools/article2.html
- powertools.com/cordless-power-tools/article3.html
- powertools.com/electric-power-tools/article1.html
- powertools.com/electric-power-tools/article2.html
- powertools.com/electric-power-tools/article3.html
- powertools.com/gasoline-power-tools/article1.html
- powertools.com/gasoline-power-tools/article2.html
- powertools.com/gasoline-power-tools/article3.html
Option 2
BUT - many sites do it THIS way.
- powertools.com/default.html (the global nav would have 4 items, a home link, and a link to the next three pages.
- powertools.com/cordless-power-tools/default.html (landing page for silo #1, the “default.html” may be invisible, with the url rewritten to just “powertools.com/cordless-power-tools/”)
- powertools.com/electric-power-tools/default.html (landing page for silo #2, the “default.html” may be invisible, with the url rewritten to just “powertools.com/electric-power-tools/”)
- powertools.com/gasoline-power-tools/default.html (landing page for silo #3, the “default.html” may be invisible, with the url rewritten to just “powertools.com/gasoline-power-tools/”)
- powertools.com/cordless-power-tools/article1.html
- powertools.com/cordless-power-tools/article2.html
- powertools.com/cordless-power-tools/article3.html
- powertools.com/electric-power-tools/article1.html
- powertools.com/electric-power-tools/article2.html
- powertools.com/electric-power-tools/article3.html
- powertools.com/gasoline-power-tools/article1.html
- powertools.com/gasoline-power-tools/article2.html
- powertools.com/gasoline-power-tools/article3.html