Understanding the levels in my site
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How can I figure out which pages are on the same level on my site ?
I created an automatic sitemap with a software online but it doesn't tell me abc page is on the 1 st level, xyz page is on the second level etc... and I have a hard time figuring out if my main menu is on the same level as my drop down menu as it is visible on the same page.
Is there anyway to figure what which pages are on the same level ?
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This should be obvious from your navigation. If it isn't then that could be an area that needs attention. However it is also dependent on the structure of your site. It is perfectly possible to build a site without a level based hierarchy. It might just be confusing to use unless it was predominately used with an on site search.
However it should be pretty obvious.
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