Navigation Strategy Question — 2025-11-03

Overview

During the ^[1], Michał raised a question about inconsistent navigation across FinancialU pages. Client-specific resource pages (e.g., those purchased by employers like CCF Bank) appear to lack the main FinancialU navigation bar, while event pages include it. The team was unsure whether this was intentional or an oversight, and deferred to Carly for clarification.

The Question

Should client-specific FinancialU resource pages intentionally omit the main FinancialU navigation bar?

Michał observed that:
- Resource pages (employer-purchased content portals) have no main FinancialU nav bar — and this appears consistent across multiple mockups Carly produced, suggesting it is deliberate.
- Event pages on the same platform do include the main FinancialU nav bar.

Rationale for Omitting Navigation

Michał proposed a plausible reason: when an employer like CCF Bank shares a link to their employees, those users land on a curated resource page (e.g., a webinar). If the main FinancialU nav bar is present, users could navigate away from the employer's content and into the broader FinancialU site — which may not be the intended experience.

Omitting the nav bar keeps users contained within the employer-sponsored content, functioning more like a client portal than a public-facing page.

"When CCF Bank gives a link to their employees, they enter some resources… and they could wander off this page to the FinancialU page. So I think it makes sense that it shouldn't be here, so that they cannot leave this employer slide."
— Michał Bielerzewski

Current Status

• Unresolved as of this meeting.
• Melissa agreed the intentional-omission rationale made sense but was not certain.
• The team planned to ask Carly directly at the end of the daily stand-up on 2025-11-03.

Action Item

Related

• ^[2]
• ^[3]