Should call to actions (CTAs) be included in product search result listings?
In my daily trips around the web, I’ve noticed that many of the most popular ecommerce sites (e.g. Walmart, Target, Amazon, etc.) are removing CTAs (e.g. “add to cart”) from search results — and I can’t help but wonder why. …
Is it always necessary that an expandable list should have an indication to show that that it is expandable?
Recently I’ve been designing a mockup for an android app (material designed) where I use a list to show number of entries. And the list is expandable.
Is it always necessary to indicate to the end user that the list is expan…
How to change our design or content that users open our website when they see the content?
Maybe the title is not clear; Because the subject is a little special
We are well ranked website and our users are really important for us, and we really care about them. We even don’t advertise on our website or if we do we…
Is it ok for a landing page image to take up a full screen?
My landing pages have large images, each of an individual building. I’m worried about information scent issues causing usability problems. The images have a parallax effect. Any suggestions on best usability practices in thi…
Scenario when both pagination and the number of records to be shown in a page are combined
With both pagination and number of records to be shown in a page are implemented, if the user is in some 3rd page and changes the number of records to something higher, there could be situation where the number of pages is r…
Is it a good idea to play jokes on your users on April 1st?
I was browsing trough the hot questions and I’ve stumbled across this question. One of the comments mentioned checking the date, but the bells didn’t ring until I read the accepted answer.
Regarding the site from the questi…
How to enforce shoes removal in a lobby/house?
I just moved to a new flat, and I’ve a personal habit of removing my shoes when entering my flat, similar to the custom in some Asian cultures. This is in order to keep the house clean, and feel the ground with my feet 🙂
My…
Should I indicate qualifying categories on the product top-level landing page?
I’m working with a store landing page that displays the main five product categories. All five category images are displayed inline, and are same height and width. Each has an appropriate label and icon/picture. Essentially,…
How to represent missing colors in a search result facet
In our online store we have a facet to filter the search results by color. The different values for this filter are displayed as a small tile according to the name of the value. The color of the tile is derived from the name of the color, f.ex. red => #FF0000. It currently looks like this:
Some items have weird values for the color attribute, f.ex. orange/grey or oak. We have a translation map where can add the color manually, but it might take some time until the new values are added to this map. Until this happens we don’t know which color code to assign to this tile so we display a question mark:
User feedback has shown that the question mark is perceived as a bug rather than a missing color.
What could be a better way to display this, without confusing the user but also making it clear to our staff that there is a color missing?
Some options we have discussed:
- A friendlier icon
- The good old “image missing” icon some browsers use
EDIT: Another option:
- For missing colors, display a text link instead of the color tile, below the color grid
Communicating to user that content is associated with a specific record?
Lets say a main page provides navigation to two sections: Doing X and Doing Y. Doing X is associated with a single record, however, Doing Y is associated with zero to many records. Upon clicking Do Y, they will navigate to …