Monday, August 3, 2015

wizard - Multi step form vs single complex form


For a website that sells things, it's often needed to fill in a lot of information. When it comes to these types of forms you want the user to complete which one is the best?



  • A single form with all the fields a user needs to fill out

  • A multi step form, where each step is simple, and fits a normal screen


Have you any experience or tests about the above?



Answer



Use wizard when:




  • have ability to split process in well balances wizard steps collect and

  • process data from previous step to use in next step

  • want to complete and save some steps, to restore after cancelling


Live examples: iPage domain registration


Use form when:



  • can put everything on single page without a mess

  • can't split process due to technical issues (ex. we need to have user credentials and email in single step)

  • will be better for performance



Live examples: Google Mail account registration


Also, consider to use Intelligent form


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