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Readability: The Optimal Line Length

The length of text lines substantially impacts their readability — yet this is often overlooked in e-commerce.

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Accessibility for E-Commerce: 3 Best Practices For Navigational Links

73% of sites have links that may be inaccessible to users with visual impairments and others aided by screen readers.

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The Current State of Homepage UX – 8 Common Pitfalls

Our latest Homepage UX benchmark reveals that even given the generally decent performance of e-commerce sites, there’s still room for improvements.

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The Current State of Mobile UX (18 Common Pitfalls)

Our latest benchmark of Mobile UX reveals that 52% of e-commerce sites still have severe mobile UX issues.

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The Current State of Checkout UX

In this article we’ll outline 18 common design pitfalls and strategic oversights applicable to most e-commerce sites.

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Mobile E-Commerce UX: Deemphasize 'Install App' Ads or Avoid Them Entirely

"Install App" ads are quite common on mobile e-commerce sites, with 53% of sites during testing displaying one.

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Touch Keyboard Types

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Form Usability: The Pitfalls of Inline Accordion and Tab Designs

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Faceted Sorting: A New Method for Sorting Search Results

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Deconstructing E-Commerce Search: The 12 Query Types

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6 Mobile Checkout Usability Considerations

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Users Continue to Double-Click Online

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Mobile: Never Use Native Drop-Downs for Navigation