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@corryroot corryroot commented Jul 30, 2024

I added the following TOC label guidance page and updated other pages with SEO and spelling changes.

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Small style nits, but otherwise LGTM. Thanks!

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- Use a consistent grammatical structure for page titles. Use a
consistent style and tone across all page titles to maintain a
unified and professional appearance. For example, use verbs to
indicate procedural content.
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- Use a consistent grammatical structure for page titles. Use a
consistent style and tone across all page titles to maintain a
unified and professional appearance. For example, use verbs to
indicate procedural content.
- Use a consistent grammatical structure, style, and tone across all page titles to
maintain a unified and professional appearance. For example, use verbs to
indicate procedural content.

2 sentences could be combined for conciseness and clarity.

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- TOC labels primarily aid user navigation. Users should be able to
quickly locate and go to specific sections of interest.
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- TOC labels primarily aid user navigation. Users should be able to
quickly locate and go to specific sections of interest.

Think this point could be removed or added on to the second bullet, as they say similar things: "TOC labels primarily represent the documentation's structure. They outline the hierarchy of sections and help users navigate through the
content."

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LGTM % some non-blocking nits. Thanks @corryroot!

We should craft them with different considerations.

TOC labels and page titles can match. However, we should define them
separately even when they match as a good habit and for added
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[Nit, minimalism]

I think we can drop "as a good habit" here.

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separately even when they match as a good habit and for added
separately even when they match for added


- While we should craft concise titles, include enough information to
confirm to the user that they have landed in the right place. A page
title can provide a bit more detail than a TOC label.
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[Nit, minimalism]

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title can provide a bit more detail than a TOC label.
title can provide more detail than a TOC label.

- Don't include "MongoDB" in a title unless the page is a product
landing page.

- Aim to attract users and encourage them to click on the link.
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[Suggestion]

To add a bit more context here, maybe we can expound on how to do this. For example:

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- Aim to attract users and encourage them to click on the link.
- Aim to attract users and encourage them to click on the link. Include phrases users might search for, or tasks they might want to accomplish.

TOC Labels
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- While the automatic labels make it easier for us to
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- While the automatic labels make it easier for us to
- While the automatic labels make it easier for writers to


- While the automatic labels make it easier for us to
update the TOC as the content evolves, long titles interfere with
efficient navigation. So, we recommend that you specify TOC labels to
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efficient navigation. So, we recommend that you specify TOC labels to
efficient navigation. We recommend that you specify TOC labels to


- Craft clear and descriptive TOC labels that convey the content of
each section or page accurately. Users should understand the context
from the TOC label and its placement in the overall TOC hierarchy.
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I really like the mention of the overall hierarchy here!

each section or page accurately. Users should understand the context
from the TOC label and its placement in the overall TOC hierarchy.

- Avoid line-wrapping. Let the placement of the TOC label in the
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Just making sure I'm reading this correctly, this is saying that TOC labels should appear on a single line of text? If so, maybe we can consider framing this as what to do, rather than what not to do:

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- Avoid line-wrapping. Let the placement of the TOC label in the
- Ensure your TOC label fits on a single line of text. Let the placement of the TOC label in the

@corryroot corryroot removed the copy review Review for language, format, and structure label Aug 1, 2024
@corryroot corryroot merged commit 1debb2a into mongodb:master Aug 1, 2024
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