Taxonomy

How To Improve Website Search

When looking to improve the searchability on your website or intranet or in your CMS or DAM, there are a few areas where you can look to solve searchability problems. This second part in a two-part series focuses on solving searchability problems.

How To Improve Website Search2023-02-17T14:35:04-08:00

Combining Multiple Taxonomies

Combining multiple taxonomies can be a contentious issue: each taxonomy belongs to a team who has put a lot of thought into their taxonomy and may not easily let go of certain terms or features. However, sometimes taxonomies do need to be combined, and here are some tips on how to go through the process.

Combining Multiple Taxonomies2023-02-17T14:35:16-08:00

Selling a Website Taxonomy to Your Organization

While you recognize that your company needs a website taxonomy or intranet taxonomy, you may not be sure how to convince management to provide resources to create, implement, and maintain a taxonomy. Here are some tips.

Selling a Website Taxonomy to Your Organization2023-02-17T14:35:21-08:00

Actionable Steps to Improve Your Taxonomy

If you’re working on a taxonomy that doesn’t have the resources (right now) to do a lot of research and engagement with subject matter experts, there are still some actionable steps you can take to improve your taxonomy.

Actionable Steps to Improve Your Taxonomy2023-02-17T14:35:27-08:00

Guiding Others Through Building a Website Taxonomy

After going through numerous taxonomy projects, I've learned a few things about how to work with stakeholders and subject matter experts to build a website taxonomy. Here is a presentation with a few tips for making the taxonomy development process smoother.

Guiding Others Through Building a Website Taxonomy2023-02-17T14:35:40-08:00

Examples of Content Taxonomy: How Classification Helps on the Web

One of the easiest ways to explain how taxonomy works is to show examples of taxonomy. Here are a few examples of how website taxonomy can be used to improve search results, browse by category, and automatically build pages on a website.

Examples of Content Taxonomy: How Classification Helps on the Web2023-02-17T14:35:51-08:00

The Basics of Taxonomy Use and Maintenance

Keeping a taxonomy up-to-date will be very useful in re-purposing content on the site, tagging content properly so you can find it again, and allowing visitors to filter the content. Learn about why and how to use a taxonomy.

The Basics of Taxonomy Use and Maintenance2023-02-17T14:36:15-08:00

When to Use A Hierarchical or A Faceted Taxonomy

Hierarchical taxonomies are best suited to things where the relationship is well known. You can use a faceted taxonomy when multiple, similar values can be applied to dissimilar items.

When to Use A Hierarchical or A Faceted Taxonomy2023-02-17T14:36:21-08:00
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