Do you help the user to enter a URL field?
Updated by Brady Stroud [SSW] 1 year ago. See history
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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.
❌ Figure: Bad example - The user has a good chance of entering the URL in the incorrect format
✅ Figure: Good example - User immediately knows the format expected
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