When you're surfing the web lately, are there any features that make you think, "Please, just stop this!"?
Of course, pop-up ads and "Subscribe to our newsletter!" prompts are annoying, but there are surprisingly many subtly irritating things that aren't so obvious💭
This time, we gathered some of these unusual "features that completely ruin a website's impression"✨
1. Backgrounds and animations that move automatically with every scroll
When you're trying to read a page, but the background keeps flickering or moving, it completely steals your concentration💦 Especially on mobile, it makes the page laggy and causes stress. "I understand you want to show off, but please keep it moderate..." is what I often think🥺
2. Link colors that are almost the same as the background and hard to see
When it's unclear where to click, it's simply frustrating. Especially when text links are set in light colors like blue or green, you end up wondering, "Huh? Is this clickable?" and get lost😳 It's fine to prioritize website design, but I wish they'd think a bit more about usability too💡
3. Ads that suddenly appear in the middle of the page (and are hard to close)
This is about ads, but not regular banners - the ones that interrupt right in the middle of the screen! Even when you try to close them, the button is too small, or videos start playing automatically before you can close them - it's really irritating😡 You can't help but scream internally, "At least stop this one thing~"💬
4. Extremely long articles with no table of contents
Long articles are tiring to read, but having a table of contents helps you adjust by thinking "Oh, I just want to read this part". But without a table of contents and just endless text, you end up thinking, "I don't remember how far I've read~". Those moments when you're searching for "Where was that information again?" feel like such a waste of time💭
5. Auto-playing audio or video
The ones that start playing sound the moment you open a page - they're surprising, and depending on the time and place, can be super embarrassing😂 Sometimes you can't even adjust the volume, making you think, "What is this?!" I always wish they'd let me press the play button myself🍓
It really makes you realize how small discomforts and usability issues can completely change a website's impression✨ I often think that just a little extra effort could make things so much more viewable, so these might be points worth knowing for people building websites💡
If you have any features that make you think "Please stop this~!", I'd love to hear about them secretly~🥺🎀
Hatena
Comments
ハンナ
Being forced to sign up for emails the moment you open a site, before you even know what the site is about - please spare me.
ノーラン
Buttons moving while the page is loading, making you click the wrong spot - so frustrating.
サラ
Please stop using icons without explanations, especially on mobile where there are no tooltips, it's just confusing.
サム
Auto-playing videos with sound are the worst, I close the tab instantly.
ノーラン
Having my scrolling manipulated automatically is super stressful.
ハンナ
Even when they say 'Try our AI chat!', it only gives useless summaries.
ノーラン
Please absolutely stop disabling right-click, messing with mouse wheel behavior, and altering keyboard shortcuts.
ハンナ
I just want to read articles, but there's too much JavaScript and pop-ups - I'm not interested in email signups or payments.
ノーラン
On news sites, when ads load and automatically send you back to the top - that's really infuriating.
サラ
Layout shifts during loading that make you click weird places, and forms with unclear error explanations are the worst.
ハンナ
Infinite scroll that's too perfect and prevents you from reaching the footer - please stop this for real.
ノーラン
Getting asked for notification permission immediately when opening a page, and being blocked if you refuse - if I came from Google, I'll never visit again.
ノーラン
Web push notifications - if I decline, don't ask again, asking from the first visit is crazy.
ハンナ
I hate pop-ups so much, being forced to add them for clients and watching scores drop is frustrating.
ハンナ
Please moderate the number of ads on blogs, constant bombardment kills my interest.
ハンナ
Trying to make layouts look good with excessive scroll animations is counterproductive.
ハンナ
When even FAQs, support, and menus are completely handed over to AI chat, and calling help just tells you 'use the chat' - so irritating.
ハンナ
Spending 15 minutes battling a chatbot to get something done that used to take 30 seconds a few months ago.
ハンナ
Please really stop with pop-ups and infinite scroll. Searching for past Patreon posts has become absolute hell.
