Add Perfecting the Best UX Design Practices for Arabic Websites
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Using extensive testing for a store chain, we identified that posts released between night time significantly exceeded those published during standard optimal periods, achieving one hundred forty-three percent higher engagement.
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Recently, I was consulting with a large e-commerce platform that had poured over 200,000 SAR on a beautiful website that was converting poorly. The issue? They had simply translated their English site without considering the essential design distinctions needed for Arabic users.
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For a investment institution, we developed a flexible design system that automatically transformed navigation, fonts, and layout based on the chosen language, producing a significant increase in audience participation.
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Last month, a entrepreneur inquired why his articles weren't generating any inquiries. After analyzing his publishing plan, I found he was making the same mistakes I see countless Saudi businesses commit.
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A few months ago, a retail chain invested over 200,000 SAR in conventional advertising with underwhelming returns. After transitioning just 30% of that investment to handheld promotion, they achieved a three hundred twenty-eight percent improvement in foot traffic.
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Recently, a entrepreneur expressed frustration that his social media marketing was consuming massive amounts of riyals with little return. After analyzing his strategy, I found numerous fundamental problems that are surprisingly common among Saudi businesses.
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For a luxury brand, we identified that image and temporary channels dramatically outperformed Facebook for connection and purchases, leading to a strategic shift of attention that enhanced complete effectiveness by 167%.
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Throughout my previous project for a banking company in Riyadh, we discovered that users were consistently selecting the wrong navigation items. Our eye-tracking showed that their eyes naturally flowed from right to left, [cost-effective website solutions](https://Gitea.viviman.top/rogelioboone76) but the important navigation elements were positioned with a left-to-right emphasis.
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* Select fonts purposely developed for Arabic on-screen viewing (like GE SS) rather than traditional print fonts
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* Enlarge line leading by 150-175% for [secretmessage8.Site](https://Secretmessage8.site/doraq420358327) better readability
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* Use right-aligned text (never centered for body text)
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* Stay away from narrow Arabic fonts that reduce the distinctive letter shapes
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* Position the most important content in the right upper section of the viewport
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* Arrange information segments to flow from right to left and top to bottom
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* Use heavier visual importance on the right side of equal layouts
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* Confirm that directional icons (such as arrows) direct in the correct direction for RTL layouts
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* Shifting call-to-action buttons to the right area of forms and pages
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* Restructuring content prioritization to flow from right to left
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* Redesigning clickable components to align with the right-to-left scanning pattern
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* Designed a number display format that handled both Arabic and English numbers
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* Redesigned data visualizations to flow from right to left
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* Applied graphical cues that corresponded to Saudi cultural meanings
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* Moved product photos to the left side, with product information and buy buttons on the right side
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* Modified the image carousel to move from right to left
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* Added a custom Arabic typeface that preserved readability at various scales
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* Restructured the form flow to match right-to-left thinking processes
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* Developed a Arabic-English form system with automatic language switching
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* Optimized smartphone usability for thumb-based Arabic typing
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If you're creating or redesigning a website for the Saudi market, I urge consulting specialists who really grasp the subtleties of Arabic user experience rather than merely converting Western interfaces.
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As someone who has designed over 30 Arabic websites in the last half-decade, I can tell you that applying Western UX practices to Arabic interfaces falls short. The special features of Arabic script and Saudi user expectations require a totally unique approach.
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* Distinctly indicate which language should be used in each input field
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* Intelligently adjust keyboard input based on field type
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* Locate field labels to the right of their corresponding inputs
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* Ensure that system feedback appear in the same language as the intended input
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