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Plan a complete website structure from business context: sitemap, URL strategy, internal linking, and content architecture. The blueprint before any pages are written. Use before full-website-writer.

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Agent trigger phrases: website-structure-planner · website structure · plan a website · sitemap · site architecture · website blueprint · site planning

Trigger: Use when "website structure", "plan a website", "sitemap", "site architecture", "website blueprint". Run BEFORE writing pages — this is the architectural blueprint.

Input

  • text (required): Business description, URL, or context about the website. Can include business type, products/services, target audience, or an existing URL to restructure.

Phase 1: Business Analysis

  1. Business type: E-commerce, Blog, Portfolio, SaaS, Local Service, Corporate, or hybrid?
  2. Target audience: Primary needs, secondary audiences, user journey expectations
  3. Competitive landscape: Top 3-5 competitors, their structure, content themes, gaps
  4. Core content inventory: Key products, services, or topics by business impact

Phase 2: URL Strategy

Principles:

  • URLs must include the primary keyword for that page
  • No keyword cannibalization — each URL owns a unique intent
  • Hierarchy: /services/ before /services/roofing/ before /services/roofing/commercial/
  • Local pages: /{city}/ or /{city}-{service}/ pattern

Required URL types:

  • Homepage: /
  • About: /about/
  • Contact: /contact/
  • Services hub: /services/
  • Individual services: /services/{service-name}/
  • Service areas (local): /{city}/ or /service-areas/{city}/
  • Blog: /blog/

Phase 3: Content Architecture Output

Produce a table with these columns for every planned page:

| # | URL | Page Title | Primary Keyword | Intent | Priority | Parent | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

Priority scale: P1 = must have at launch, P2 = within 90 days, P3 = growth phase.

Phase 4: Internal Linking Plan

  • Hub-and-spoke model: service hub links to all individual service pages
  • Each service page links back to hub and to 2-3 related services
  • Blog posts link to the most relevant service page
  • Contact/CTA page linked from every service page footer

Phase 5: Content Gap Analysis

Compare planned structure against top 3 competitors:

  • Pages they have that this plan is missing
  • Keywords they rank for that no planned page targets
  • Content types they produce that this plan doesn't address