Tag clouds (or ‘topic-based navigation’)
See what the site covers, and find content on those topics quickly
.Tag clouds use topics, but website navigation uses sections
If you click a word in a tag cloud you see a list of content that covers that topic.
Tag-clouds give website users an easy way to find content on particular topics – you don’t need to know what section of the website contains that content. But web designers don’t like them…
How it works, and why the words are different sizes
‘Tags’ are invisible labels that explain what topics a particular bit of content on the website mentions or covers. One piece of content can have several tags.
The words are bigger and smaller in the tag cloud according to how many bits of content has been assigned that tag. This site is all about creating more client-focused know how updates, so the ‘client needs’ and ‘features’ tags are the largest.
Tags don’t have to come from a set list. This means that the tag cloud evolves to reflect the content of the site and the terms and names people use for the topics that they’re interested in.
Here's what we're thinking...
This is a tag cloud. It helps you find the topics that you're interested in. More (and full tag cloud)