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FACETED
NAVIGATION
FOR EXPRESSIONENGINE
JOHN HENRY DONOVAN
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FACETED
NAVIGATION?
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Users are searching for an item in a structure where
all facets of an item are a possible entry point
PROBLEM
SOLUTION
Allow the users to navigate the information by
progressively selecting desired facets of the
information items.
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It is not to be confused with ‘parametric search’
WHAT FACETED NAVIGATION IS NOT
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EXAMPLES OF
FACETED
NAVIGATION
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http://www.amazon.co.uk
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http://well-formed-data.net/experiments/
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http://www.asos.com
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http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/#/new/car-range/
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http://store.apple.com/
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http://devot-ee.com
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DECIDING WHEN TO
USE FACETED
NAVIGATION
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•WHEN THERE IS GOOD META DATA IN PLACE
USE
DON’T USE
•WHEN CONTENT NATURALLY FORMS FACETS
•YOUR USERS UNDERSTAND THE FACETS
•USERS PREFER THE ACTUAL SEARCH
•VERY SMALL COLLECTION OF CONTENT
•CONTENT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO RELATE
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FACETED
ANATOMY 101
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PAGINATION AND
DUPLICATE CONTENT
CRAWL DEPTH
DUPLICATE CONTENT
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CRUFT FREE URLS
/template-group/template/url-title
/template-group/url-title
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{embed="/directory/listing/"}
{embed="/directory/more/"}
/directory/index PHP :On Parse: Input
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CATEGORIES
{exp:channel:categories channel="directory"}
{category_name}
{/exp:channel:categories}
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{exp:channel:categories channel="directory"}
{category_name}
{exp:query sql="SELECT
count(exp_category_posts.entry_id)
AS post_count
FROM exp_category_posts
WHERE exp_category_posts.cat_id = '{category_id}' "}
({post_count})
{/exp:query}
{/exp:channel:categories}
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SOLSPACE
SUPERSEARCH
http://solsp.ac/e0M
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SUPERSEARCH
EXAMPLE QUERY
http://mydomain.com/shop-directory/
search&category=sunglasses&price-
from=27&price-to=220
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THANK YOU