Structure

Framework · Pod 4 of 6

Structure is one of six pods in the Framework pillar. Each course in this pod builds on the one before it.

Config gave you a working system. Structure gives it shape. This pod is where you organize your platform into something a visitor can navigate, understand, and use without thinking about it. You are building the skeleton that all your content, products, and functionality will hang on.

Good structure is invisible to the user. They find what they need, move through your site logically, and never feel lost or frustrated. Bad structure creates friction at every step and sends visitors away before they ever see what you offer. The work in this pod is the difference between a platform that feels professional and a confusing collection of pages.

What You'll Learn

• Site Organization -- Plan every page your site needs and arrange them into a logical hierarchy. You will map out the complete site structure before building any individual pages, so nothing gets orphaned, buried, or duplicated. The sitemap becomes your construction blueprint.

• Content Architecture -- Design how your content types relate to each other and what information each one carries. Blog posts, resources, products, member profiles, and categories all get defined with their fields, relationships, and display rules. This prevents the structural debt that makes platforms harder to manage as they grow.

• Navigation Design -- Build navigation menus that guide visitors to the right place in as few clicks as possible. Primary nav, footer nav, sidebar nav, and mobile nav each get designed to match how your specific audience browses. Navigation is tested and refined until it works intuitively.

• Taxonomy -- Create the categories, tags, and grouping systems that make your content findable both by humans browsing and by search engines indexing. You will build a taxonomy that scales as your content library grows from dozens to hundreds to thousands of pieces.

• User Flows -- Map the journeys your key user types take through the platform from start to finish. A visitor exploring, a lead signing up, a member accessing content, a customer purchasing -- each flow gets designed end to end and tested for friction points.

• Information Hierarchy -- Apply visual and structural hierarchy to your pages so the most important information gets attention first. Headings, sections, calls to action, and supporting content all get arranged by priority. Every page has a clear purpose and a clear next step.

By the End of This Pod

• • A complete sitemap with every page defined, organized into a logical hierarchy, and ready to build
• • Navigation menus built, tested for clarity, and verified across desktop and mobile experiences
• • A taxonomy system that keeps content organized and findable as your library grows over time
• • Documented user flows for your three to five most critical visitor journeys with friction points identified and resolved

Courses in this pod

Category

Categories: structuring content and listings

Plans

Plans: designing user and pricing plan tiers

Forms

Forms: capturing input, data, and submissions

Types

Types: defining listing or content types

Documents

Files: infrastructure for documents, assets, and storage

Widgets

Widgets: adding modular functionality

Need help choosing?

If you're not sure which course in this pod fits where you are right now, reach out — we'll help you start at the right one.