I truly hate captcha’s, they are so annoying and wildy over used, we spend so much time working on the web usability of a design and ensuring accessibility to the widest audience and then we add a captcha that wrecks the flow of the web page and adds a big ole extra step in the way of the user completing a task.
I have a question for my good audience; Is it ok for 3 column layouts to allow the 3rd (right most) column to be chopped off ? Does it matter that the 3rd column may not be viewable by everyone as long as you just have extras on the 3rd column and not website crucial elements such as navigation, is it wrong to just accept that some users resolutions will just chop the 3rd column off?
I often get asked what page width should I design to and my common answer is “it depends”. The goal is to design a page that looks good across most screen resolutions and most configurations allowing accessibility to the widest possible audience, but there’s alot to consider.
Check out a great article on Joomla vs Wordpress Usability from Playing With Wire. I agree with what they have to say, Wordpress user experience is second to none and Joomla is playing catch up in this department, but in other areas Joomla shines brightly. Here’s a quick comparison:
Web conventions can be used to improve the user experience of your web pages. The learned behavior of users surfing many websites web-wide has created some web design conventions that we can take advantage of in our page designs, easing the viewers journey with a sense of familiarity.
Category pages, also sometimes called gallery pages or services pages, they are a vital part of your website and are frequently visited by your users. The category pages are the main pages that gel together your website and are used to help the user find the content they require from the website.
