Shotaker — Fri, 18 Jan 2002 18:57:56 +0000

I also agree that this is a very interesting article. Definitely a good rule to keep in mind when building websites.

The Webmistress — Fri, 18 Jan 2002 16:22:20 +0000

I think this statement is very significant "First, Miller was studying the limitations of short-term memory. He concluded that there is a limit to the amount of items the immediate memory can retain: (7±2). He wasn't studying how many items humans can perceive, which he admits can be thousands."

As long as the links are clearly and logically marked then it doesn't really matter how many things you link to from one place.

mairving — Fri, 18 Jan 2002 15:50:37 +0000

Interesting article. Site navigation is always quite tricky. It really depends on the site. I have one site with about 2,500 items for sale on it. Organization is the key since people don't know how to use the search button. I have 5 links at the top for contact, about, mailing list, account, home. The sidebar has 19 different links. Well I am redoing the site and topmenu has 5-6 links, the sidebar has 9 and the footer has 5. It seemed to look right. Now there is proof.