GCS Site Map
gcs-ct.org · information architecture

A simpler site map

Fewer standalone pages, nav labels that match what people come here for, nothing substantive cut.

Concerts ▾· Sing With Us ▾· About ▾· Community Impact· Support Us· Contact
21→10
standalone pages
7→6
top-level nav items
5→1
biggest fold: About Us
1
empty nav item dropped

Concerts

5 pages folded into 2

Four past seasons become sections on one archive page; the current season keeps its own page.

/concerts/2026-2027
current season
/concerts/2025-2026
/concerts/2024-2025
/concerts/2023-2024
/concerts/2022-2023
merges into
/concerts/upcoming
renamed from current-season page
/concerts/past
one scrollable archive, newest first
Combines: /concerts/2025-2026 + /concerts/2024-2025 + /concerts/2023-2024 + /concerts/2022-2023

Sing With Us

3 pages folded into 1

Three pages answering one question — should I join, and how — become one: pitch, proof, then audition steps.

/why-gcs
why to join
/make-music
member stories & benefits
/auditions
how to apply
merges into
/sing-with-us
pitch, proof, and audition steps in one page
Combines: /why-gcs + /make-music + /auditions
#why-join #how-to-audition

About Us

5 pages folded into 1

Five pages answering one question — who is GCS — become sections of one page.

/about
/who-we-are
/history
/board-of-directors
/musical-leadership
conductor & accompanist profiles
merges into
/about-us
story, history, leadership, and board — one page
Combines: /about + /who-we-are + /history + /board-of-directors + /musical-leadership
#our-story #history #board #musical-leadership

Community Impact

2 pages folded into 1, promoted to the main nav

Two overlapping pages, combined and promoted to their own spot in the main menu.

/community-outreach
/contributions-to-the-community
merges into
/community-impact
one page for GCS's work in the community
Combines: /community-outreach + /contributions-to-the-community

Support Us

3 pages folded in

Three giving pages become one, with the 100 Club and Shop as featured links instead of menu items.

/make-an-impact
/support-music
/make-music
giving portion
/centennial-club
titled "100 Club"
/gcs-shop
demoted to a CTA
merges into
/support-us
one donate page, with featured links to the 100 Club and Shop
Combines: /make-an-impact + /support-music + /make-music

Home & Contact

No change

Home moves to the logo; Contact stays put. The empty "More" item is removed.

What this changes, in order

  1. 01

    4 past-season pages → one Past Concerts page. Current season renamed Upcoming.

  2. 02

    Why GCS + Make Music + Auditions → one Sing With Us page.

  3. 03

    About + Who We Are + History + Musical Leadership → one About Us page, with Board of Directors as a section.

  4. 04

    Community Outreach + Contributions to the Community → Community Impact, promoted to the main nav.

  5. 05

    Make an Impact + Support Music + Make Music's giving half → one Support Us page.

  6. 06

    100 Club and GCS Shop move to featured links on Support Us.

  7. 07

    Empty More item removed from the main menu.

  8. 08

    Concerts, Sing With Us, and About keep dropdowns — now pointing to page sections, not separate pages.