{"id":178,"date":"2019-12-23T02:49:42","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T02:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elementor.jimfahad.com\/elementor129\/2019\/12\/23\/why-your-website-still-doesnt-need-an-image-slider\/"},"modified":"2020-04-13T05:38:56","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T05:38:56","slug":"why-your-website-still-doesnt-need-an-image-slider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.jimfahad.com\/elementor129\/2019\/12\/23\/why-your-website-still-doesnt-need-an-image-slider\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Your Website (Still) Doesn\u2019t Need an Image Slider"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Time and time again our clients ask for an image slider (also called a slideshow, rotating banner, or carousel) on their website and their reasons are almost always bad. Usually it\u2019s because they find an inspirational website that has slideshow and the assumption is, \u201cwe should too\u201d\u2014or they feel it\u2019s a good place to display multiple advertisements or important announcements.<\/p>\n

Wrong!<\/p>\n

Sliders are one of the most detrimental design elements you can add to your website, and if you care about your users and conversions you should avoid them at all costs. Let us show you what we mean.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Using Sliders: A Quick Example<\/h3>\n

We often direct our clients to visit shouldiuseacarousel.com<\/a> to illustrate why we can\u2019t stand spiders. Take a moment to view the site, read each slide just once without clicking back (important), and write down any specific details you can remember. Then, when you\u2019ve returned to the beginning, compare your notes to the slides.<\/p>\n

Frustrated yet? Apart from having a photographic memory (or cheating), most of our clients find it incredibly difficult to make sense of anything in this slider. Sure, you can navigate back to a slide if you missed something, but why bother? You can\u2019t turn off auto-rotation, so unless you\u2019ve mastered the art of speed reading, getting through the content is a chore.<\/p>\n

Over the years many organizations have conducted extensive research on sliders and the results are conclusive: they suck!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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The Empirical Proof<\/h2>\n

If you can find a single statistic from a legitimate study that proves image sliders are an effective website strategy, then we will gladly put this extremely overly-debated topic to rest (yes, we\u2019re challenging you). Until then, here are some of the findings from a few noteworthy studies on sliders:<\/p>\n