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Guests need to click through to respond to thread
I have my site set so guests can post and reply to threads.
My site is geared toward an avarage internet middle age user In my logs I have noticed a high number of guests click respond, and then abandon the "Reply" page. I set up an experment. I took 5 people who can use the internet but aren't computer savvy. Picture the way most grandmothers use the computer. I presented these five people with a thread page and asked them make a one sentence response. They were given a time limit of 120 seconds...I told them i would not help them respond. and then kept my mouth shut. The results were dismal... All found the "Post Reply" button. All were confused when taken to a different page. Some clicked back thinking they made a mistake 4 asked me if they were still responding to the thread ( I kept my mouth shut) One figured it out after scrolling down ( only reply box is above the fold) Out of the 5 testers only one managed a response in under 120 seconds. I choose 120 seconds so they would have leeway. Outside a test environment Im sure must would have clicked away after a few seconds. The biggest issue was being taken to a different page. There has to be a fix for this. wordpress,joomla, etc all have the capability of not needing to click to a second page |
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Have you enabled quick reply and quick edit in admincp->options->message posting & editing options?
That keeps the reply on the same page. (or should) |
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Correct me if im wrong, but i believe that only applies to logged in users
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