Regarding the monster-sized site maps that some sites would generate, you could have a site map that behaves just like Links Yahoo Subcats....only, you could limit the output to, say, the first 2 or 3 layers deep.

So, on the site map page, you might see just the top cats and the next level down, rather than all layers. I guess you could have an option in the site map hack of "how many levels" where you would enter a number, like 1 or 2 or whatever, to define the limit on how deep to go.

Then, whatever you click just sends you to that category page.

Does that help at all? Hope so...

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