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66 Cart & Checkout UX Articles

These articles are based on observations and test findings from our usability research on cart and checkout.

A subgroup of users relies on third-party payment options to complete their checkout — yet 21% of sites only accept 1 method. See our latest test findings on payment method UX.

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In Baymard's latest benchmark of 130+ leading e-commerce sites, 65% performed "mediocre" or worse in Checkout UX. Here are 11 common Checkout UX pitfalls and strategies for improving Checkout UX.

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Up to 14% of users will abandon your checkout flow if 'phone' is simply required. Our large-scale usability testing reveals users just need an explanation of WHY the phone field is required — yet 58% of e-commerce sites don’t.

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Despite 5% of users abandoning checkouts due to credit card validation errors, 80% websites don't actively aid their users in typing and validating the 16-digit card number by auto-formatting it with spaces

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Our UX testing found that difficulty inputting their credit card expiration date needlessly delayed users from placing orders — yet 72% of sites fail at this. See our latest Checkout findings.

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Our large-scale usability testing reveals that product recommendations and offers that appear unrelated to the user’s cart contents erode confidence in the site and its recommendations — even relevant ones.

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Checkout optimization: the average number of form fields in checkout is 11.3 — and 22% of users have abandoned due to checkout complexity. See how to reduce form fields to optimize checkout.

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