Usability Hike: Find usability problems

SUMMARY

This extension aims to be a fast and easy tool to spot some potential visual problems that can produce frustration and confusion among your visitors.

It provides an intuitive, visual report with information about each highlighted issue and recommendations on how to resolve it.

Tests that are covered:
- Broken Links
- Descriptive link labels
- Tiny clickable areas
- Analyze labels and search forms
- Links are easily recognizable
- Texts are legible
- Use appropriate line lengths
- Provide contact us & about us & privacy pages
- ... and many more

The analysis is done entirely within your browser allowing secure valuation of any sensitive web pages.

Good usability products improve user experience (UX) which lead to increased word of mouth, higher engagement rates, and faster growth.

To run a report
1. go to the website you want to check
2. click on the Usability Hike icon to the right of your browser address bar

https://github.com/mihaiburicea/usability-hike

Bibliography
- https://guidelines.usability.gov/
- https://www.nngroup.com/articles/
- http://repository.jisc.ac.uk/79/1/jisc-hcidesign-study-final.pdf
- https://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/full-checklist

The latest version of Usability Hike: Find usability problems is available on the Chrome web and is currently being used by 835 active users. The initial version was launched on 2019-02-04.

HOW TO INSTALL Usability Hike: Find usability problems FROM A CRX FILE

1. Download Usability Hike: Find usability problems CRX file
2. NOTE: Sometimes the browser may block downloading / installing CRX file from outside the Chrome Web Store. If so, you may need to download the ZIP file instead
3. In the URL bar, go to chrome://extensions
4. Enable Developer mode

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