Internal Linking as a Graph Problem
A practical introduction to internal linking as a graph problem, including why connections between pages matter as much as the pages themselves.
What is site structure and integrity?
Site structure and integrity are about how the parts of a website fit together, how consistently they behave, and how easy that structure is for both people and machines to understand. Pages matter, but so do the links between them, the URLs they resolve to, and the patterns that hold the whole system together.
A website can look perfectly fine on the surface while still having weak structure underneath. Pages may be hard to reach, links may rely too heavily on templates, old URLs may quietly redirect to new ones, and important content may exist in a way that makes it harder to discover, maintain, or reason about.
This is one reason site quality is not just about visual design or page speed. Structure matters. A strong site structure helps users move naturally, helps developers understand what belongs where, and makes it easier to spot problems when things drift or break.
This section is where I want to think through those structural questions in public. Some articles will focus on URLs. Some will focus on linking. Some will stay close to technical implementation and others will lean more toward architecture. All of them are rooted in the same idea: websites are systems, and systems work better when their structure is intentional.
Articles in this hub
These articles explore URL behavior, internal linking, and the structural signals that make websites easier to understand, debug, and improve over time.
Requested URL vs Final URL
A short introduction to requested URLs and final URLs, why the distinction matters, and what redirects can reveal about consistency, architecture, and technical debt.
Why this hub exists
I have spent a lot of time around websites that looked simple from the outside but turned out to be oddly difficult to understand once you looked at how the pieces actually connected. Sometimes the problem was URL behavior. Sometimes it was weak internal linking. Sometimes it was just that the site had grown without anyone stopping to think about whether the structure still made sense.
That is what this hub is for. It is a place to write about site structure as something real and practical rather than something vague and decorative. Good structure makes sites easier to navigate, easier to maintain, and easier to improve on purpose. Weak structure hides problems until they become expensive. I would rather make those patterns visible.