Comments on: Breadcrumbs: yes or no? https://quoderat.megginson.com/2014/08/23/breadcrumbs/ Open information and technology. Mon, 25 Aug 2014 06:58:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: dpawson https://quoderat.megginson.com/2014/08/23/breadcrumbs/#comment-9673 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 06:58:39 +0000 http://quoderat.megginson.com/?p=824#comment-9673 In reply to David Megginson.

Big tick for thinking of it… surely on commercial sites you likely are? You might know how they work, but surely you’re no different from anyone else in knowing company X structural layout on their website?

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By: David Megginson https://quoderat.megginson.com/2014/08/23/breadcrumbs/#comment-9664 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 01:32:02 +0000 http://quoderat.megginson.com/?p=824#comment-9664 In reply to dpawson.

I take advantage of breadcrumbs on commerce sites, too, but I wonder if I’m within a standard deviation of the typical user.

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By: dpawson https://quoderat.megginson.com/2014/08/23/breadcrumbs/#comment-9635 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 06:46:31 +0000 http://quoderat.megginson.com/?p=824#comment-9635 For ‘shops’ with a large inventory, I find them extremely useful. With good categorisation they work. A real alternative / addition to a search box.

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By: David Megginson https://quoderat.megginson.com/2014/08/23/breadcrumbs/#comment-9622 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 18:36:48 +0000 http://quoderat.megginson.com/?p=824#comment-9622 In reply to Blake Crosby.

Well put, Blake — thanks.

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By: Blake Crosby https://quoderat.megginson.com/2014/08/23/breadcrumbs/#comment-9621 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 18:26:04 +0000 http://quoderat.megginson.com/?p=824#comment-9621 I think it all depends on the hierarchy of the site. A news site for example, people usually flow from the “main page” that contains the list of articles, to the article itself.

As where something like OurAirports, that more a reference type site, users just usually go to their destination using search.

However, I think overall, they are just out of fashion. Users are much more technical savvy now and tend to use their browser navigation buttons instead.

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