April 17th, 2008
6 Tips For Better Form Design (3/3)
Posted by
Edi in
PHP
INFORM THE USERS ABOUT INPUT LIMITS
When your database has a field limit, situate a size limit on a text box - this stops people from entering too much text only to find out that their data has been trimmed down by your database.
KEEP FORMS SHORT
Never make forms too long and verbose- this may cause confusion to people and may intimidate them.
TELL THEM WHERE THEY ARE
In case of splitting forms by pages, it is a good idea to let your visitors know how far they are through the process of form submission. This lets people know where they are at the process all times.
