4 Design Patterns That Violate “Back” Button UX Expectations – 59% of Sites Get It Wrong – Articles – Baymard Institute
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Our large-scale usability testing reveals that users expect the "Back" button to take them back to what they perceive to be their previous page, which often differs from site behavior.
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4 Design Patterns That Violate “Back” Button UX Expectations – 59% of Sites Get It Wrong – Articles – Baymard Institute
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4 Design Patterns That Violate “Back” Button UX Expectations – 59% of Sites Get It Wrong – Articles – Baymard Institute
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New 2023 Product Lists & Filtering UX Benchmark with 6,100+ Performance Scores and 4,400+ Best Practice Examples – Articles – Baymard Institute
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4 Design Patterns That Violate “Back” Button UX Expectations – 59% of Sites Get It Wrong – Articles – Baymard Institute
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Provide “Quick Views” for Visually Driven Products (50% Don't) – Articles – Baymard Institute
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Have an Address Validator (47% Don't) – Articles – Baymard Institute
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5 Ux Mistakes That Will Make Your Visitors Click the 'Back' Button
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External Article: Testing Pagination Against Infinite Scrolling and 'Load More' Buttons – Articles – Baymard Institute
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Designing A Better Back Button UX — Smashing Magazine
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Back Button UX – Smart Interface Design Patterns
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Back Button UX – Smart Interface Design Patterns