684928 - [Mobile] Add mobile add-ons link to desktop add-ons page

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(addons.mozilla.org Graveyard :: Public Pages, defect, P4)

Description

[Jaclyn Fu]

Many visitors on the mobile add-ons site (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/mobile/) are coming from the desktop add-ons page search bar.  

To help these people interested in mobile add-ons but end up on the desktop add-ons site, I suggest adding a link to under the "More" tab.  This link could read something simple like "Mobile Add-Ons". Or, have a distinct link in the navigation: 
Extensions | Personas | Collections | More | Mobile

Comment 1

[Jeff Balogh (:jbalogh)]

(In reply to Jaclyn Fu from comment #0)
> Many visitors on the mobile add-ons site
> (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/mobile/) are coming from the desktop
> add-ons page search bar.  

I don't understand what this means. You can't get to /mobile/ from the /firefox/ search bar.

Please file AMO bugs in the addons.mozilla.org product.

Comment 2

[Jaclyn Fu]

For example, a person who is searching for add-ons for their mobile might happen to land on the add-ons page for desktop.  Looking at Webtrends, it looks like a lot of people are getting to mobile add-ons through the desktop add-ons search bar.  

There's also no direct way for visitors on the desktop add-ons page to get to mobile (and vice versa).  

So I'm suggesting that adding a link for mobile add-ons in the navigation or under "More" to help our users find their way easier

Comment 3

[Jaclyn Fu]

Attachment: Mock-up with some of the ideas

Comment 4

[Jeff Balogh (:jbalogh)]

(In reply to Jaclyn Fu from comment #2)
> For example, a person who is searching for add-ons for their mobile might
> happen to land on the add-ons page for desktop.  Looking at Webtrends, it
> looks like a lot of people are getting to mobile add-ons through the desktop
> add-ons search bar.  

I don't use webtrends much, so maybe I'm looking at the wrong thing, but https://insight.webtrends.com/profiles/fBW20pZcyK6/reports/AXBZ775nUL6?drillDownPath=http%3A%2F%2Faddons.mozilla.org%2Fen-US%2Fmobile%2F doesn't suggest people get to mobile through our search bar.

> There's also no direct way for visitors on the desktop add-ons page to get
> to mobile (and vice versa).

What about the Other Applications dropdown?

Comment 5

[Jaclyn Fu]

I didn't even notice that the "Other Applications" dropdown even existed.  Is there a strong reason why adding the mobile link shouldn't be done?  I think it would really help users discover mobile and mobile add-ons. 

From single-level path reverse metrics, we know that a lot of users do start on the desktop add-ons page.  But metrics aside, it would be beneficial to everyone if we made it easier for users to find it.

Comment 6

[Justin Scott [:fligtar]]

The footer contains lots of mobile links as well. But it's fine to add "Add-ons for Mobile" to only Firefox's "More" dropdown.

Comment 7

[Christopher Van Wiemeersch [:cvan]]

Jaclyn: On Firefox pages, I added an "Add-ons for Mobile" link to the "More" dropdown. It's live on https://addons-dev.allizom.org/en-US/firefox/ - it'll be live on http://addons.mozilla.org/ on Thursday.

https://github.com/jbalogh/zamboni/commit/7ea3bb5

Comment 8

[Jaclyn Fu]

Thanks!

Comment 9

[Dan Horner]

Thanks Chris - this looks good.

Comment 10

[krupa raj[:krupa]]

verified fixed at https://addons-dev.allizom.org/en-us/firefox/

Comment 11

[krupa raj[:krupa]]

Attachment: post-fix screenshot