In this week’s web design and development news roundup, you’ll discover a better way to notify users without appearing spammy, learn about accessible videoconference tools, find tips on creating CSS illustrations, and more. Continue reading June 19, 2020: My Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News
How to Check Broken Links on Your Website
Imagine you’re on one of your favorite websites, reading an interesting post about new features in an image editing application.
You’re excited, because you’ve been looking for those features for a while. You select a link and find yourself on a page with a large “Page Not Found” message.
Not what you expected.
Face it, broken links on websites are frustrating for everyone.
People visiting a website get annoyed when they encounter a broken link on a page. They’re looking for helpful information and resources.
How can they trust your website when it points to broken links?
Website owners and content authors don’t like broken links. It takes time to discover, research, and fix a link that no longer works.
And search engines aren’t fans of broken links, either.
Without correct links, search engines can’t navigate your site and index your content. Continue reading How to Check Broken Links on Your Website
UX Win: Oxford University Press Password Creation
Who hasn’t been filled with frustration after creating a password for a new account, only to receive an error message your password isn’t acceptable?
Whether it’s a missing capital letter, number, or special character, or maybe your password isn’t long enough, a password error message is like having the door slammed in your face.
I can’t count the number of times I’ve received an error message that my password didn’t
- Contain enough characters, with no indication of how many characters were needed
- Include a number or capital letter
- Have the “correct” special character, when I used an asterisk instead of parenthesis
It doesn’t have to be that way.
The designer can improve the user experience. Continue reading UX Win: Oxford University Press Password Creation