Discuss wayfinding navigation

[briwylde08]

The large pathfinding buttons on the docs homepage now direct to a table with a subset menu rather than the full section for each topic. This new flow feels less intuitive because it limits access to the complete information on the topic, making it harder to explore everything related to it.

Was this change made to address a usability issue? If so, could we instead focus on improving the organization of the main sections? A better-structured layout might eliminate the need for this intermediate menu, ensuring users can easily access comprehensive content without feeling lost.

[briwylde08]

Two options that Elliot and I have talked about to readjust the Docs homepage:

1. The large icons at the top would revert back to navigating to the corresponding docs page. For example, the Asset Issuers button (screenshot below) would navigate to https://developers.stellar.org/docs/tokens/how-to-issue-an-asset

Then, we’d move the pathfinding guides up on the page to be located right below the large buttons with the subtitle “Need more guidance?” or something similar. We could potentially also add the sidebar to make the pathfinding easier to find.

2. Adding two buttons below each large icon. One that navigates to the corresponding docs page, and one that navigates to the wayfinding. They could be titled: “Go to Docs” and “Need Guidance?” or something similar. Rough example screenshot below:

[leighmcculloch]

Where would the way finding links be in this new design?

[briwylde08]

Still on the homepage. It would be nice to have a separate wayfinding page but I'm not sure where that would go... Maybe in Learn? I just hesitate to add a new top-line heading as it's already pretty crowded up there.

[briwylde08]

Could do something like this...