Redesigning a global cybersecurity leader’s website for clarity
- User Experience
- Visual Design
- Web Development
ANML collaborated with Palo Alto Networks, a global leader in B2B cybersecurity, to enhance the user experience and content management system of their Documentation Site. To achieve this, ANML's development team partnered with Adobe to implement the Franklin CMS framework, which enables a broader group of contributors. Additionally, ANML's design team concentrated on streamlining the site's user experience to facilitate visitors' quick and efficient access to relevant information.
The project's primary goal was to update Palo Alto's content management system (CMS) to fit its unconventional development approach. PAN uses a doc-to-code framework to convert files in a GitHub repository into HTML pages, which eliminates the need for manual updates to the website. This made it easier to maintain both landing pages and Product Documentation pages, freeing up time for Palo Alto Network teams to focus on innovation.
We created a highly adaptable, theme-able design system that seamlessly switches between light and dark modes to enhance the user experience. Additionally, our system is scalable and can support an unlimited number of themes in the future.
In the recent overhaul of Palo Alto Network's documentation pages, ANML has markedly enhanced both the user experience and the visual aesthetics. The redesign prioritizes a user-friendly interface that is straightforward to navigate, catering specifically to engineers who are regular visitors. Our approach emphasized clarity, ease of scanning, and fluid usability, with design decisions driven by the content's needs.
FAQ
Who redesigned Palo Alto Networks' documentation site?
ANML, a B2B web design agency based in San Jose, California, redesigned the documentation experience in partnership with Palo Alto Networks and Adobe — implementing the Franklin CMS framework and streamlining navigation for a global technical audience.
See ANML’s B2B & enterprise web design services for more on how the team approaches complex technical sites.
How does ANML approach B2B web design for technical products?
Information architecture first. Technical buyers evaluate products through documentation and content long before they talk to sales, so the redesign focused on findability, content structure, and a CMS that lets more contributors publish without engineering.