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How do pillar and cluster pages work together?
A pillar page covers a broad topic and links to cluster pages addressing specific subtopics. Those pages link back to the pillar, concentrating topical authority.
Further analysis
Use this entry as an audit checkpoint. The cited source establishes the context; the direct answer identifies what to check before choosing an action.
In SFT, this topic relates to Structure, Flow. Check whether the signal is visible on the page, connected to the rest of the website and supported by understandable evidence.
Related search terms include pillar page, topic cluster, semantic architecture. Use them to describe the issue in a brief, audit or answer page.
Applying SFT
Structure turns a rule into readable architecture: headings, URLs, structured data, visible content and clear hierarchy.
Flow connects the answer to other website entities through internal links, logical journeys, categories and pillar pages.