Logical Structure

When you start to develop any static web site, generally the first thing to do is to design the logical structure of your site using a tree diagram. The reason for this type of diagram is based on the fact that web sites can be hierarchical: each main section can contain subsections, which can contain others, and so on.

Once the site structure is defined, then the page is created by inserting all the common graphic elements (logos, headings, footnotes etc.), the navigation menu and the specific content. This procedure poses a problem: adding or editing a menu entry means changing all the site pages. If there are only a few pages, the investment is limited, but when there are tens of pages the amount of time dramatically increases.

Instead, the structure is dynamically managed in eQuercus: with a few clicks and with no modification of the HTML code, you will be able to add, edit, move or eliminate entire sections from your site: all the changes will be immediately visible to your site’s users. The site structure, displayed using a simple tree diagram is composed of elements called "nodes" which identify the single menu entries. The following information can be configured at each node: the graphic appearance of the menu entry, the content type to connect, the number of contents (single or list) and the page responsible for dynamically displaying the menu and contents.
Other than the simple management of the structure and contents, the system offers another advantage: only one ASP page needs to be created for each layout type. The page will contain HTML code to represent the common graphic elements of the site and the "eQuercus - Library" functions which are used to dynamically generate the navigation menu and contents.