Thanks to my web designers, there are one or two changes to the website that will make using the site easier.

There is now a search button in the top right hand corner on the 'home page' so if you type in the topic you want to read about, those related topics will load.

So, for example, if you type 'the pandemic' into the search box, the next 9 blogs that include the words 'the pandemic' in the title will load. Also, at the bottom of each blog, you can either go back to read a previous blog, or move forward to read the next blog.

The Category section is not a new feature, but you can also go to the category section to load up the next 9 blogs in that particular category. A new feature now at the end of each blog, is a link box that loads the previous and next blog.

Also, below the boxes entitled 'previous and next blog,' you can now load similar blog titles that will come up, to the one you've just read. so you can follow-on reading similar blog topics. That's particularly convenient if you're reading about mental health and you want to read more blogs on mental health.

I hope these small changes will make your reader experience on the site more enjoyable. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the new navigation user experience, please get in touch.

Ilana Estelle is a mental health and wellbeing advocate who combines educational insight with her personal experience of living with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. She holds diplomas in Counselling, Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Therapy, Psychotherapy and Counselling, and Stress Management. Through her writing, Ilana supports others in navigating their emotional, mental, and physical health challenges. In addition to writing for The CP Diary, her work has appeared in healthy lifestyle magazines. Ilana is also the author of three books: Cerebral Palsy: A Story – Finding the Calm After the Storm, Spirituality, Healing and Me, and Survival: The Covid Years – Time for Change.

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2 comments on “New navigation for a better user experience”

  1. I must admit I enjoy using the new website - it's vibrant and easy to use, but these 'tweaks' improve on what was already a great site.

    I really like the 'most people who read this blog, went onto read...' feature, as it presents me with another blog without me having to search for a similar one.

    1. Thank you. I love that you love the site and the minor tweaks. I have 'Fallen Leaf' to thank for both the website and the 'minor tweaks.' They've done an amazing job.

      But on a more serious note, mental health shapes health and we can shape mental health. With these new tweaks, I hope more people will stay on the site longer to read more of my blogs.

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