Is it wrong to have the same page represented twice in the Nav?
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Hi Mozzers,
I have a client that have 3 pages represented twice in the Nav. There are not duplicates since they land with the same URL. It seems odd to have this situation but I guess it make sense for my client to have those represented twice since these pages could fall into multiple categories?
Is it a bad practice for SEO or is it a waste to have those in the NAV? Should I require to eliminate the extras?
Thanks!
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Thank you guys for your help
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I agree with Ricky. There's no SEO issue with having a page linked to twice in the nav. As long as it makes sense from a user experience perspective you're golden.
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I don't think that would cause any issue as long as the navigation links are all to the same page/url! You should be fine!
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