1095642 - remove the carousel on the gear homepage and just pick something

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Websites Graveyard :: gear.mozilla.org, defect)

Description

[Lonnen :lonnen]

The https://gear.mozilla.org/ homepage relies on a 2 item Carousel in the header.

Carousel's reduce usability and are ineffective for conversion [1][2][3]. The also come with accessibility issues [4]. Better to pick the most important item and replace the entire carousel with that.

[1] http://erikrunyon.com/2013/07/carousel-interaction-stats/
[2] http://www.nngroup.com/articles/auto-forwarding/
[3] http://www.widerfunnel.com/conversion-rate-optimization/rotating-offers-the-scourge-of-home-page-design
[4] http://www.creativebloq.com/accessibility-expert-warns-stop-using-carousels-7133778

Comment 1

[hannah:hkane]

Thanks for the suggestion—you make a very valid point. For the initial launch, we'll stick with the carousel as is, but we'll leave this bug open so that we remember to revisit this issue soon.

Comment 2

[Lonnen :lonnen]

is this wontfix or...?

Comment 3

[BMO Automation]

This component is no longer valid. Closing bug as INVALID.