Re SEO, Is it better to have a mega menu or one split into categories?
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Hi
From an SEO perspective is it better to have 1 large listed menu - over 100 internal links - or say a much smaller menu split into say 10 categories - so 10 links.
This menu would be appearing on nearly all pages but not the home pageIn terms of the user experience, in my case, I have a feeling having 1 large menu is possibly preferable as it reduces the number of clicks the user makes to get to the desired information and categorisation can be a bit subjective, but i'd like some advice from an SEO perspective.
Thanks
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Yes they're all very well categorised appropriately. It's just that its a long list so i'm wondering whether this is impacting negatively on my SEO efforts.
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100 links? SEO or not, I would hate to put my users through the pain of scanning 100 links, unless they're clearly categorized - Craigslist style.
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