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Navigation: The Three-Tap Rule We Enforce

Shabir Malik 3 min readJuly 16, 2024

Information architecture first

Map every page to a category before designing nav. Too many top-level links = unclear IA = confused users.

Mega menu when needed

Above 40 pages, mega menus are fine. Below, they're overkill. Simple horizontal nav until you outgrow it.

Search as a backup

If the nav can't surface it in 3 taps, search should. Invest in search UX on information-heavy sites.

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