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- What is the problem with carousels?
- Why are carousels bad for SEO?
- Should you use a carousel on your website?
- Are sliders bad for websites?
What is the problem with carousels?
The user needs to be in control.
Carousels often have terrible usability They move automatically (often too quickly) and have small, if any, navigation icons. A key rule of user interface design is that users need to be in control.
Why are carousels bad for SEO?
Carousel are known to have a profoundly negative impact on Google's ability to crawl a site. Specifically, they: Can slow down site speed (depending on the type of slider used, and how many/what resolution images) Oftentime create multiple H1 tags automatically for each image loaded into the slider – very bad for SEO.
Should you use a carousel on your website?
Whatever you do, don't use an image carousel.
It may be tempting to include a carousel on your homepage, but resist the urge. The research clearly shows that even though carousels may be useful for showing off a large amount of content in a single space, they almost always hurt your conversion rate.
Are sliders bad for websites?
Sliders slow down pages, impacting SEO and conversion rates. Some sliders do not transition well to mobile. The space they take up reduces available room for other content.
