site-architecture

Site architecture organizes page hierarchy, navigation, and internal linking to make websites intuitive for users and optimized for search engines. Proper planning ensures fast access to key pages and improves bot crawlability through structured URL patterns and clear content relationships.

To plan a scalable site structure, list primary sections and key pages, then generate an ASCII page hierarchy, a Mermaid visual sitemap, and a URL map. This process covers home, product, pricing, blog, resources, integrations, compare pages, and docs using the 3-click rule for fast access.

Yes, you can plan internal linking for documentation portals using hub-and-spoke strategies and breadcrumbs. The approach delivers a specific internal-linking plan and audit guidance to improve crawlability and SEO across SaaS marketing sites, content portals, documentation, and hybrid product sites.

The best way to visualize information architecture is generating an ASCII page hierarchy tree alongside a Mermaid visual sitemap. These outputs provide clear communication of URL templates, navigation patterns, and page relationships for common site types like SaaS, content, and docs.

You maintain URL structure as your site evolves by applying provided contextual templates and guardrails for evolution. The site architecture plan includes a full navigation spec and URL map designed to scale, ensuring your hierarchy remains intact when adding new pages or sections.