Web Development
Web Developer Guidelines
Visual Design Recommendations

Checkpoint 5.1 - Mobile-PDA

Pages are kept short

WCAG 1.0 Priority 1

WCAG Guideline 14. Ensure that documents are clear and simple.

Long pages take longer to load than short pages, while mobile devices typically have a restriction on the largest page that can be displayed, and can impact on the user experience if too much scrolling is required.

Requirement

Pages are kept short in length

Recommendation

Be aware that if pages are too short, the user may need to view multiple pages in order to satisfy any single information requirements, thus increasing download time and cost and negatively impacting the user experience.

Checking Tool

Check the page size to ensure it is not greater than 20 KB. Check any logical flow of pages in an information request to ensure all pages are required and some do not need to be combined to save on server requests.

Information Source

The original source of this information is located on the W3C web site  (www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-TECHS/#tech-simple-and-straightforward)

 

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