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Do you help the user to enter a URL field?

Last updated by Brady Stroud [SSW] 8 months ago.See history

Most developers seem to validate a URL and tell the user what they have done wrong only after the error happens. URL fields should show how the users must enter it.

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Figure: Bad example - Using a validation message to tell the user to enter a correct URL

The better way is to have the user avoid the error with a good default.

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Figure: Bad example - The user has a good chance of entering the URL in the incorrect format

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Figure: Good example - User immediately knows the format expected

Adam Cogan
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