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To the best of our knowledge, there is no standard file format or schema for mapping site structures, so . (Even Google's sitemap file format does not include hierarchy information.) Because of this, importing your existing tree depends on where it’s coming from:
- If you’re using a Content Management System (CMS), there is usually a way to dump the site structure to a file – ideally to a spreadsheet or CSV file, but even a plain text file is better than starting from scratch. From there, you should be able to copy/paste the content into your spreadsheet and massage it into shape. ~check against actual site, because sometimes the menu structure and the CMS structure differ. ~prefer menu labeling to page titles, because menus are what users see as they navigate
- Many designers model their site trees using mind-mapping software (Mindjet, FreeMind, etc.) because of its ability to quickly visualize a hierarchy. Like CMSs, these programs typically provide a way to export the map to a text file of some description and using indentation, which you can copy/paste from there.
- ~other sources to import from?
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