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Questions tagged [ux]

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How can I tell if my website visitors are using LastPass or other password managers?

I want to make sure visitors to my website have the best experience possible so I want them to be able to use LastPass and other Password Managers. Is there any way of identifying whether or not my visitors are using one of these plugins?
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What is the proper time zone to display times for events online?

My website has regularly user-scheduled events. Right now we are using our timezone EDT (or EST) as the base timezone for all events on the site. I feel like this is either 1) wrong, or 2) very confusing. Currently, we have users all over the US…
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Is there a list of shortcuts which are not reserved in any major browser?

In the past, when I implemented shortcuts for web applications, I used different ones for different browsers: for example Ctrl+Shift+A was used in Chrome, but would be something else, like Ctrl+Shift+C in Firefox, since Firefox reserves the…
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Content position Importance

I have a site which has just external news links, I also have a few sentences to describe the page. What is a good position for the page description in terms of UX and bots perspective? These are the two options I can consider: Another thing to…
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Avoiding whitespace next to form UX vs SEO - how to compromise

The problem: On desktop view form inputs (with labels) take less that half of width of the website and we gets big whitespace next to form which is bad for websites SEO. In the other hand forms should be surrounded by whitespace because it helps…
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CTA Label: "Buy Now" vs "Buy PRODUCT NAME Now"

It seems for eCommerce CTAs, the most common label for buying products is "Buy now". From a marketing/SEO point of view it seems like the best option with highest CTR, but from an accessibility point of view it doesn't seem good, as out of context…
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Does gated content (webinars, whitepapers) hurt organic rankings?

I have this logic-based assumption that gated content like webinars and whitepapers should not be included in the organic journey, e.g. the natural, crawlable web journey through the main navigation of the website, because they do not serve the…
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Will text hidden except for screen readers be problematic for search engines?

I'm have an accessibility & SEO problem. I want to display more information and punctuation for the people using a screen reader. Will this code will be understand as duplicate content by Google and other search engines? If yes, what can I do to…
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Dilemma: Structure of Similar Websites

I have created music and movies knowledge sites for use locally in my country (think of Genius and IMDb). Both were built differently (by different people) and do not share anything. But I am in a dilemma on how to structure the links in a way that…
Stanley Umeanozie
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Is it ill-advised to create custom text for a login link (e.g. "Become a ninja" as opposed to just "log in")

I'm trying to figure out whether it's best to: stick with the tried and true link text for login ("log in" -> linking to the login page) Make the login button custom to the site and somewhat of a call to action ("Become a ninja" -> linking to login…
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Should I have a separate URL for each language and each page?

Possible Duplicate: How should I structure my urls for both SEO and localization? Please be specific, I already plan to change the language based on the Accept Language header, and then any user-specific overrides (in a cookie) Basically: Should…
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410 Status : Grace Period, Delay and User Experience Impact on SEO

I am raising this question as a follow up to my previous (already answered) question: SEO Safe way to permanently delete thousands of outdated pages Now we are planning to remove about 25% of pages. These pages will be returning 410 status with…
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Is there a SEO or UX reason against not adding a contact page?

I am an amateur website-builder. But I am, as far as possible, trying to do it right the first time. My client is a restaurant and B&B and they want to keep the main navigation as small as possible. So I added just 3 navigation items (assortment /…
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Local SEO | Repetitive use of City Name on-page in H tags

We are getting advice from an SEO professional that for our local not for profit site offering arts programming to perform well in local SEO we need to liberally use our City name in H1 or H2 tags on-page. This has opened up a UX and Content…
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