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So we have this administration page in the clients app that has tables of data.

The user can click on a row to edit or click "Add' to create a new one, doing so pops up a modal with a form full of inputs and a save button at the bottom.

The other day our client told me he was concerned that users would not understand how to edit data and that I should add some text below the first input field of each modal that says "Type in a new value and click 'SAVE' to change the [field name]"

As I implimented this crap, I took a few minutes to come up with a nice way of saying that his idea made no sense, added unnecessary clutter to the UI, and proposed some alternatives.

He essentially said, "Thanks for your much better ideas, for now let's just stick with what we've got and we can revisit this later."

Everytime I open that UI, I physically feel pain and get a little sick.

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  • 3
    Considering I was a freelance designer for forever and just recently started developing. This was pretty much 90% of my clients and I feel your pain so hard.
  • 2
    Less is more, less is more.

    I found myself solving this problem with one help button that would trigger description popups for the icons and fields.

    First time opening it would be triggerd automaticly. Each other visit the user could open it when needed.

    But yeah clients, if you hire me for my expertise. Listen to me please.
  • 2
    @MisterArie this is a kickass tip. I’m going to keep this in mind for future reference.
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    @Nilo-jxn Glad I could help :)
  • 0
    @rtannerf yeah if you build a remove button. Never make it remove things. Just let it hide them. And maybe after two years make it remove the data xD

    This trick made me look like a hero several times already
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