Amaxus - XML Content Management System - Overview

Integrated Site Navigation and Structure Management

In addition to the ability to edit content, Amaxus allows the user the ability to edit completely the structure and navigation of any of the sites being driven by the system.

For example, the menu on the left-hand side of this page is dynamically created by Amaxus, and the user has complete control of the menu items and their positioning.

Documents can be placed in any number of navigation categories, which allows the user to determine exactly where they want the document to appear on the website.

When Amaxus is used to drive more than one site, the user can determine on which of the sites the document will be available.  The menu items and structure can also be edited by the user to create the same structure across the different sites, or alternatively, to give each site a completely different navigation and structure.

Adding and editing categories and the menu items can be done at any time, so it is not necessary to 'plan out' the layout of the site from the start.  It is often the case that sites will grow over time,  and Amaxus lets the user determine exactly how they want it to be structured at any point in time.

As well as the menu structure being created by the editable categories in Amaxus, the system will also create a dynamic Site Map. Site Maps are particularly useful for visitors who are interested in seeing what range of topics / products the site has to offer.

They are also very useful in terms of search engines,as the site map will give the search-engine spiders a route to all the categories of your site, helping to ensure that all the pages of your site are indexed and appear in the search engine results pages.