skills/strategies/structure/website-structure/SKILL.md
When the user wants to plan website structure, decide which pages to build, or prioritize pages for a new or existing site. Also use when the user mentions "website structure," "site structure," "which pages do I need," "page planning," "sitemap planning," "Must Have pages," "website architecture," or "site hierarchy." For a specific page template (e.g. homepage), use homepage-generator or landing-page-generator as appropriate. Not for organic SEO roadmap alone; use seo-strategy.
npx skillsauth add kostja94/marketing-skills website-structureInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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Guides website structure planning: which pages to build, page priority, and how structure supports UX, SEO, and growth. Structure is the organization and connection of pages; it affects user navigation, Google's understanding of content importance, crawlability, and sitelinks in SERPs. See serp-features for sitelinks and SERP optimization.
When invoking: On first use, if helpful, open with 1–2 sentences on what this skill covers and why it matters, then provide the main output. On subsequent use or when the user asks to skip, go directly to the main output.
Check for project context first: If .claude/project-context.md or .cursor/project-context.md exists, read it for product type, audience, and growth goals.
Identify:
Plan pages by priority for development scheduling. See skills-reference §2 Page Taxonomy for full page types and website-type mapping.
| Priority | Pages | Notes | |----------|-------|-------| | Must Have | Home, Product/Features, Pricing, Blog, About, Privacy, Terms, Contact | Essential for trust and conversion; Pricing: public page in nav for self-serve; enterprise-only may use "Contact sales" instead; see pricing-page-generator (Visibility & Placement) | | Great to Have | Testimonials, FAQ, Sitemap (HTML), 404, Refund/Returns | Support UX and SEO | | Optional | Search Results, News, Careers, Disclosure | Situational | | Traffic-driven | Category/Collection pages | For content-heavy or e-commerce; needs Category + Tags |
Applicable to SaaS, tools, and content sites. Adapt by removing unused nodes (e.g. no API → drop API) and adding specific modules (e.g. industry, region).
| Section | Typical Paths | Page Skills | |---------|---------------|-------------| | Root | /, /features, /pricing, /demo, /contact | homepage-generator, features-page-generator, pricing-page-generator | | Tools | /tools, /free-tools; hub + per-tool pages | tools-page-generator; free tools for lead gen; often SPA; programmatic; see programmatic-seo | | Resources | /blog, /changelog, /glossary, /faq, /tutorials | blog-page-generator, changelog-page-generator, glossary-page-generator, faq-page-generator | | Partnership | /affiliate, /startups, /ambassadors | affiliate-page-generator, landing-page-generator | | Legal | /terms, /privacy, /careers | terms-page-generator, privacy-page-generator, careers-page-generator | | Competitor | /alternatives, /compare, /migrate | alternatives-page-generator, migration-page-generator | | Standalone | /dashboard, /login, /signup, /docs, /api, /status, /support | signup-login-page-generator, docs-page-generator, api-page-generator, status-page-generator |
Structure reflects growth strategy. Subdirectories signal channels:
| Goal | Path Example | Page/Channel | |------|--------------|--------------| | Affiliate conversion | /affiliate | affiliate-page-generator | | Education/student plan | /education, /startups, /student-discount | education-program, startups-page-generator | | Multi-language | /zh-CN, /ja | localization-strategy | | Community | /ambassadors, /showcase | creator-program, landing-page-generator | | B2B / Enterprise | Solutions (industry-first), Use cases (scenario-first; can be sub-pages), Customer stories | solutions-page-generator, use-cases-page-generator, customer-stories-page-generator | | Developer product | /api, /docs, /status | api-page-generator, docs-page-generator, status-page-generator | | User feedback | Feedback, Roadmap | feedback-page-generator; External (Canny, FeatureBase) | | Plugins/Integrations | /integrations, /plugins | integrations-page-generator, category-page-generator | | Giveaway/Contest | /giveaway | contest-page-generator |
When planning for multiple products or brands, see domain-architecture for subfolder vs subdomain vs independent domain. This skill covers page structure within a single domain. For initial domain choice (Brand vs PMD vs EMD, TLD), see domain-selection.
| Principle | Guideline | |-----------|-----------| | Flat structure | Max 4 clicks from homepage to any page; improves crawlability and weight distribution | | Early planning | Plan structure before growth; can start right after domain purchase | | Sitelinks | Good structure + TOC + authoritative internal links → natural sitelinks in SERP (cannot be forced via schema); see serp-features | | Orphan prevention | Every page needs internal links; see site-crawlability and internal-links | | Features vs Use cases | /features = capability-first; /use-cases = scenario-first; differentiate content angle, link between, avoid overlap; see features-page-generator, use-cases-page-generator | | Clear navigation | Clear hierarchy and nav improve task completion; users find what they need faster; see navigation-menu-generator | | Pricing placement | Marketing site: /pricing in main nav for prospects; in-app: Settings → Billing in sidebar for logged-in users (subscription management). Enterprise-only: "Contact sales" may replace public pricing page; see pricing-page-generator |
See homepage-generator for common modules (Headline, Subheadline, CTA, Benefits, Social Proof, etc.), navigation options, and hero-generator for hero design.
testing
When the user wants to create, audit, or optimize sitemap.xml. Also use when the user mentions "sitemap," "sitemap.xml," "sitemap index," "lastmod," "changefreq," "priority," "URL discovery," "URL discovery for search engines," "single source of truth," "URL config," "unify sitemap IndexNow," or "reduce duplicate maintenance." For IndexNow, use indexnow.
development
When the user wants to configure, audit, or optimize robots.txt. Also use when the user mentions "robots.txt," "crawler rules," "block crawlers," "AI crawlers," "GPTBot," "allow/disallow," "disallow path," "crawl directives," "user-agent," "block Googlebot," "fix robots.txt," "robots.txt blocking," or "search engine crawling." For indexing, use indexing.
testing
When the user wants to create SEO pages at scale using templates and data—including AI-assisted, grounded copy for per-URL differentiation (vs rigid mail-merge templates). Also use when the user mentions "programmatic SEO," "programmatic SEO pages," "template pages," "scale content," "location pages," "city pages," "comparison pages at scale," "X vs Y pages," "integration pages," "pages from data," "automated landing pages," or "programmatic landing pages." Uses a playbook matrix aligned to skills under skills/pages. For user-facing template galleries or marketplaces (browse → use), use template-page-generator.
data-ai
When the user wants to add or optimize Twitter Card metadata for X (Twitter) link previews. Also use when the user mentions "Twitter Card," "twitter:card," "twitter:image," "twitter:title," "X preview," or "tweet preview." For Facebook/LinkedIn previews, use open-graph.