The Website Input: Validating URL Entries
The Website component captures and validates website URLs entered by users, ensuring consistent and accurate URL format.
Features
Discover the key features of the Time Picker component.
Effortless Website Entry
Website simplifies entering website URLs, enhancing user interaction by providing a straightforward input field. Users can easily input website addresses, improving efficiency and accuracy in website-related tasks such as linking or referencing.
Valid URL Validation
Validates URLs to ensure accuracy and prevent input errors. With built-in validation, Website Input verifies that entered URLs are properly formatted, reducing the risk of broken links or incorrect references. This enhances user experience by providing guidance and preventing frustration caused by invalid inputs.
Customizable Design
Tailor website input styles to match interface seamlessly, ensuring consistency and alignment with your brand's visual identity. Customize website input components to suit different design themes or preferences, enhancing overall interface appeal and user experience while maintaining a cohesive design language.
Anatomy
Field Label
An indicative label that clarifies the purpose of the input, typically labeled as "Website" or "URL".
Prefix Placeholder
A designated area at the start of the input field, typically displaying common domain protocols like "http://", "https://", or "ftp://".
Domain Icon
Located next to the prefix placeholder, this icon represents a globe or link symbol to visually represent the nature of the entry.
Domain Name Placeholder
A space following the domain icon where users can type the remainder of the URL.
Help Description Label
Provides extra instructions or information, such as acceptable URL formats or the importance of including the full domain.
Example Use Cases
Registration Forms
Integrating the Website Input component into user registration forms to collect website URLs from users during account creation or profile setup processes.
Contact Forms
Including the Website Input component in contact forms on websites or applications to allow users to provide their website URLs when submitting inquiries or feedback.
Profile Settings
Incorporating the Website Input component into user profile settings pages to enable users to input and update their website URLs as part of their profile information.
Content Submission
Using the Website Input component in content submission forms for blogs, forums, or social media platforms to allow users to include links to their websites when sharing content.
E-commerce Checkout
Including the Website Input component in checkout processes for e-commerce websites to capture website URLs from customers when they provide billing or shipping information.
Guidelines for Usage
When implementing the Website component in designs, consider the following guidelines:
Validation: Implement validation rules to ensure that the entered website URLs are in the correct format and adhere to standard URL conventions. Provide clear error messages or indicators to notify users of any input errors.
Auto-completion: Consider adding auto-completion or suggestion features to the Website Input component to assist users in entering website URLs more efficiently. Suggestions can be based on popular websites or previously entered URLs.
Placeholder Text: Use descriptive placeholder text within the input field to guide users on the expected format for entering website URLs. For example, "Enter website URL" or "https://www.example.com".
Accessibility: Ensure that the Website component is accessible to users with disabilities by providing appropriate labels, keyboard navigation support, and ARIA attributes. Consider using accessible design patterns for error messages and validation feedback.
Security: Implement security measures to prevent malicious inputs such as XSS (cross-site scripting) attacks or injection of harmful scripts through the input field. Validate and sanitize user inputs to mitigate security risks.
Variants
Prefix
Features a prefix icon that, when clicked, opens a dropdown menu offering various predefined search categories or filters that users can select to narrow down their search.
Suffix
Incorporates a suffix icon, functioning similarly to the prefix icon but offering different functionalities, possibly providing a list of recent searches or popular choices within the dropdown menu.
Sizes
.input-large
A larger size for the component, ensuring it stands out and is easily noticeable, often used for primary actions or important interactions to draw user attention.
.input-extra-large
The largest size for the component, making it highly prominent and easy to interact with, often used in high-impact areas or for very important actions.
States
.input :enabled
The default state where the component is fully interactive and ready for user actions. It appears normal and invites interaction.
.input :hover
The state when a user places their cursor over the component, indicating it is ready for interaction and often visually changes to show responsiveness.
.input :focus
The state showing that the component is currently selected or active, highlighted for user awareness and accessibility purposes, often with a border or shadow.
.input: success
The state indicating a successful action or positive result, often highlighted with a specific color like green or an icon like a checkmark to reinforce the success message.
.input: error
The state indicating a problem or error, usually highlighted with specific colors like red and icons such as an error symbol to signal an issue that needs resolution.
.input: *disabled
The state where the component is visible but non-interactive, indicating it is not available for use. It often appears faded or greyed out to signal its inactivity.
Best Practices vs. Common Pitfalls
Do:
Do keep the prefix placeholder and domain icon visually subtle to not overpower the user's actual input.
Do ensure that the URL input field is wide enough to accommodate most URLs without excessive scrolling.
Do provide clear feedback during the error state to guide users in correcting their URL input.
Don't:
Don't use this component for non-URL input fields.
Do not overload the component with too many additional features, keeping it focused on its primary function of time input.
Refrain from using unclear or ambiguous labels, which might create a confusing user experience.